Kepler-36
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 19h 25m 0.04s |
| Declination | +49° 13′ 54.6″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G1IV |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 1530 ly (470 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.071[1] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.626[1] R☉ |
| Temperature | 5911[1] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.2[1] dex |
| Other designations | |
KOI-277, KIC 11401755, 2MASS 19250004+4913545 | |
| Database references | |
Kepler-36 is a star in the constellation of Cygnus with two known planets. It has an anomalously large radius, meaning that it is a subgiant.
Planetary system
On June 21, 2012, the discovery of two planets orbiting the star was announced. The planets, a super-Earth and a "mini-Neptune" are unusual in that they have very close orbits; their semi-major axes differ by only 0.013 AU. The outer planet orbits only 11% further than the inner one. Coupled with masses significantly higher than Earth, their gravitational influence to each other is significant, meaning that their interaction causes extreme transit timing variations for both. Kepler-36b and c have estimated densities of 6.8 and 0.86 g/cm3, respectively.[1] The two planets are close to a 7:6 orbital resonance.[1]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 4.45 M⊕ | 0.1153 | 13.83989 | <0.04 | 90.0° | 1.486 R⊕ |
| c | 8.08 M⊕ | 0.1283 | 16.23855 | <0.04 | 90.0° | 3.679 R⊕ |
References
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. Bibcode:2012Sci...337..556C. doi:10.1126/science.1223269.