Kepler-6

Display orbital revolution around the star Kepler-6
Imaginary Picture of Star Kepler-6
Star Name : Kepler-6
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19472094+4814238, KIC 10874614, KOI-17, WISE J194720.94+481423.9"
Star Distance (LY/pc): 1947.6079 (LY) 597.1400 (pc)
Stellar Radius (Rsun): 0.0000 (Rsun, measured) 1.3900 (Rsun, estimated)
Stellar Mass (Msun): 1.2100 (Msun/observed) 1.2100 (Msun/estimated)
Spectral type : G5
Metalicity : 0.3400
Absolute Magnitude : 3.12
Apparent Magnitude : 12.00
Right Ascension(RA) : 296.83725
Declination(DEC) : 48.23996
  • This is the Kepler-6 . The star Kepler-6 islocated about 1947.6 light-years (597.1 pc) away from our Solar System.
  • The star Kepler-6 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 3.1.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5647 with its spectral types of G5
  • Number of Extrasolar Planets : 1
  • Name of the 1 Planet Kepler-6 b radius 1.304000 mass 0.668000 orbital distance 0.048520
    (Illustration of the Kepler-6's Planetary System)



    The Star Kepler-6 's habitable zone is located at the following distance

    Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.960 AU ( 143650945.3 km)
    Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.327 AU ( 198563146.9 km)
    Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.023 AU ( 302566293.9 km)
    Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.976 AU ( 445239556.0 km)
    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-6)



    Kopparapu's Recent Venus for Star Kepler-6 distance : 1.003 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-6 distance : 1.270 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-6 distance : 1.227 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-6 distance : 1.345 AU
    Kopparapu's Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-6 distance : 2.251 AU
    Kopparapu's Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-6 distance : 2.374 AU
    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-6)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-6 distance : 1.002 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-6 distance : 1.306 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-6 distance : 1.326 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-6 distance : 2.290 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-6 distance : 2.382 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-6)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-6 )



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-6 (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 218566*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102