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Kepler-6 b

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Right ascension: 19h 47m 20.94s
Declination: +48° 14′ 23.9″
Galactic l, b: 81.693, 11.36
Magnitude V: 13.29
Distance: 587.04 pc

Also known as

1 identifiers

Kepler-6b

Planet

NASA Exoplanet Archive, composite parameters

Host star	Kepler-6
Discovery	Transit, 2009 · Kepler
Orbital period	3.2347 d
Semi-major axis	0.04852 au
Eccentricity	0
Radius	14.617 R⊕ · 1.304 R♃
Mass	212.31 M⊕ · 0.668 M♃
Density	0.4 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature	1,460 K
System distance	587.04 pc

Published measurements

6 quantities measured more than once

One object can carry a dozen published estimates of the same quantity. The register keeps them side by side rather than picking a winner — the citation is part of the value.

Mass 4 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
205.636	M_earth	± 17.48	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
212.3104	M_earth	± 12.08	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Esteves et al. 2015	2015
201.1864	M_earth	± 19.39	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Southworth 2011	2011
212.619	M_earth	± 7.945	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Dunham et al. 2010	2010

Radius 13 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
13.101	R_earth	± 0.32	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Fulton & Petigura 2018	2018
12.902	R_earth	± 0.551	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Berger et al. 2018	2018
13.10332	R_earth	± 0.5829	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
13.38	R_earth	± 0.96	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Morton et al. 2016	2016
14.61654	R_earth	± 0.2018	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Esteves et al. 2015	2015
13.10332	R_earth	± 0.6277	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Southworth 2011	2011
14.83	R_earth	± 0.291	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Dunham et al. 2010	2010
13.41	R_earth	± 0.97	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q12 KOI Table	2009
13.41	R_earth	± 0.97	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table	2009
13.41	R_earth	± 0.97	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q16 KOI Table	2009
13.316	R_earth	± 0.6626	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	ExoFOP	2009
13.06	R_earth	± 0.96	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table	2009

Show the remaining 1

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
11.07	R_earth	± 0.54	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q8 KOI Table	2009

Orbital period 17 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
3.234699	d	± 1.10e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Kokori et al. 2023	2023
3.234699	d	± 9.00e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Kokori et al. 2022	2022
3.234699	d	± 7.69e-08	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Gajdo&scaron; et al. 2019	2019
3.234699	d	± 1.13e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Fulton & Petigura 2018	2018
3.234699	d	± 3.50e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
3.234699	d	± 1.13e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Morton et al. 2016	2016
3.234699	d	± 3.00e-08	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Holczer et al. 2016	2016
3.2347	d	± 4.00e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Esteves et al. 2015	2015
3.234702	d	± 3.30e-06	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Southworth 2011	2011
3.234723	d	± 1.70e-05	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Dunham et al. 2010	2010
3.234699	d	± 1.13e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q12 KOI Table	2009
3.234699	d	± 1.13e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table	2009

Show the remaining 5

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
3.234699	d	± 1.13e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q16 KOI Table	2009
3.234694	d	± 6.01e-06	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	ExoFOP	2009
3.234699	d	± 1.19e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table	2009
3.2347	d	± 4.20e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q8 KOI Table	2009
3.234699	d	± 1.19e-07	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table	2009

Semi-major axis 10 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
0.04408	au	± 0.00044	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Fulton & Petigura 2018	2018
0.04448	au	± 0.0019	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
0.04852	au	± 0.00074	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Esteves et al. 2015	2015
0.04438	au	± 0.00198	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Southworth 2011	2011
0.04567	au	± 0.00055	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Dunham et al. 2010	2010
0.0435	au		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q12 KOI Table	2009
0.0435	au		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table	2009
0.0435	au		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q16 KOI Table	2009
0.0435	au		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table	2009
0.045	au		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q8 KOI Table	2009

Eccentricity 7 values

Value	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
0.06	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Bonomo et al. 2017	2017
0	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Dunham et al. 2010	2010
0	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q12 KOI Table	2009
0	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table	2009
0	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q16 KOI Table	2009
0	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table	2009
0	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q8 KOI Table	2009

Equilibrium temperature 9 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
1,460	K	± 10	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Esteves et al. 2015	2015
1,451	K	± 15	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Southworth 2011	2011
1,500	K	± 200	Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Dunham et al. 2010	2010
1,355	K		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q12 KOI Table	2009
1,355	K		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table	2009
1,355	K		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q16 KOI Table	2009
1,374.57	K		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	ExoFOP	2009
1,356	K		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table	2009
1,260	K		Transit	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Q1-Q8 KOI Table	2009

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
Kepler-6	Star	0.1319″	—
2MASS J19472073+4816225	Star	118.6″	—
UCAC4 692-068506	SB*	153.3″	12.06
UCAC4 691-069594	HorBranch*	186.8″	13.01
2MASS J19473949+4815022	Star	189.3″	—
GSC 03561-01498	Star	192.4″	11.98
2MASS J19473517+4811569	Star	204.6″	—
GALEX J194741.1+481224	WhiteDwarf	234.9″	—
UCAC4 691-069635	Star	237.4″	12.83
KOI-4801	Star	241″	—
KOI-4801.01	Planet Candidate	241″	—

Provenance

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