Kepler-31

Kepler-31

Kepler-31

Star in the constellation Cygnus

Kepler-31 is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, the swan. It is orbited by three known exoplanets. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 19h 36m 05.5270s, Declination +45° 51′ 11.108″.[2] With an apparent visual magnitude of 14.0,[3] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

Planetary system

The three gas giant planets orbiting Kepler-31 were discovered in early 2011, albeit with large false alarm probability, and were confirmed in 2012.[5][6] The planets form a resonant chain, with orbital periods ratio 1:2:4, although 20% probability exists that these period ratios may be coincidental.[7]

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References

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    "Cygnus – constellation boundary", The Constellations, International Astronomical Union, retrieved 2011-12-15
  2. [2]
    Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
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    Kepler-31b, NASA Ames Research Center, archived from the original on 2012-05-03, retrieved 2011-12-06
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    Schneider, Jean, "Star: Kepler-23", Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, archived from the original on 2012-05-05, retrieved 2011-12-06
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    Lissauer, Jack J.; Ragozzine, Darin; Fabrycky, Daniel C.; Steffen, Jason H.; Ford, Eric B.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Shporer, Avi; Holman, Matthew J.; Rowe, Jason F.; Quintana, Elisa V.; Batalha, Natalie M.; Borucki, William J.; Bryson, Stephen T.; Caldwell, Douglas A.; Carter, Joshua A.; Ciardi, David; Dunham, Edward W.; Fortney, Jonathan J.; Gautier, Iii, Thomas N.; Howell, Steve B.; Koch, David G.; Latham, David W.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Morehead, Robert C.; Sasselov, Dimitar (2011), "Architecture and Dynamics of Kepler 'S Candidate Multiple Transiting Planet Systems", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 197 (1): 8, arXiv:1102.0543, Bibcode:2011ApJS..197....8L, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/8, S2CID 43095783
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    Transit Timing Observations from Kepler: IV. Confirmation of 4 Multiple Planet Systems by Simple Physical Models
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    Pichierri, Gabriele; Batygin, Konstantin; Morbidelli, Alessandro (2019), "The role of dissipative evolution for three-planet, near-resonant extrasolar systems", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 625: A7, arXiv:1903.09474, Bibcode:2019A&A...625A...7P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935259, S2CID 85459759
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    Planet Kepler-31 d at exoplanets.eu
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