Kepler-1638 is a G4V-type star located 4,973 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus.[1] At least one exoplanet has been found orbiting the star: Kepler-1638b.[4][5][6][7][8] This planet is a potentially habitable Super-Earth. As of January 2021, Kepler-1638 is the farthest star with a known potentially habitable exoplanet.[9]
![]() Constellation where Kepler-1638 is located | |
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Cygnus[1] |
Right ascension | 19h 41m 55.76719s[2] |
Declination | +48° 31′ 27.9995″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.769±0.206[3] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence star |
Spectral type | G4V[citation needed] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 13.550±0.023[2] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 13.204±0.024[2] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 13.138±0.035[2] |
Variable type | Planetary transit,[3] rotationally variable[2] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -5.138[2] mas/yr Dec.: 5.859[2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 0.6269 ± 0.0210 mas[2] |
Distance | 5,200 ± 200 ly (1,600 ± 50 pc) |
Details[3] | |
Mass | 0.9700+0.0490 −0.0590 M☉ |
Radius | 0.9500+0.1660 −0.0790 R☉ |
Temperature | 5710.0+96.696 −111.431 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.0100+0.1410 −0.1880 dex |
Age | 4.37+4.19 −2.59 Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 4.16 M🜨 | 0.745+0.021 −0.020 |
259.33683±0.01303 | — | 89.9954+0.0021 −0.0844° |
1.87+0.33 −0.22 R🜨 |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Ames Research Center |
Discovery date | 2016 |
Detection method | Transit |
Orbital characteristics | |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 259.337±0.013 d |
Star | Kepler-1638 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.87+0.33 −0.22 REarth |
Mass | 4.16 MEarth |
Kepler-1638 b is an exoplanet in orbit of its star, Kepler-1638, located in the constellation Cygnus. The planet is a super-Earth, with a radius of 1.87+0.33
−0.22 REarth, and a mass of 4.16 Earths. It has an orbit of 259.337±0.013 days in its system's habitable zone and orbits 0.745 AU from its star. It is the farthest potentially habitable exoplanet discovered, at approximately 2,867 light-years (879 pc) from Earth.[10][8][5][6][7]
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