Kepler-15

Display orbital revolution around the star Kepler-15
Imaginary Picture of Star Kepler-15
Star Name : Kepler-15
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19444814+4908244, KIC 11359879, KOI-128, WISE J194448.21+490824.1"
Star Distance (LY/pc): 2463.7172 (LY) 755.3800 (pc)
Stellar Radius (Rsun): 0.0000 (Rsun, measured) 0.9900 (Rsun, estimated)
Stellar Mass (Msun): 1.0200 (Msun/observed) 1.0200 (Msun/estimated)
Spectral type : G7
Metalicity : 0.3600
Absolute Magnitude : 4.41
Apparent Magnitude : 13.80
Right Ascension(RA) : 296.20060
Declination(DEC) : 49.14012
  • This is the Kepler-15 . The star Kepler-15 islocated about 2463.7 light-years (755.4 pc) away from our Solar System.
  • The star Kepler-15 has apparent magnitude of 13.8, with absolute magnitude of 4.4.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5515 with its spectral types of G7
  • Number of Extrasolar Planets : 1
  • Name of the 1 Planet Kepler-15 b radius 0.960000 mass 0.660000 orbital distance 0.057140
    (Illustration of the Kepler-15's Planetary System)



    The Star Kepler-15 's habitable zone is located at the following distance

    Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.652 AU ( 97585286.3 km)
    Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.902 AU ( 134888367.8 km)
    Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.374 AU ( 205540021.7 km)
    Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.022 AU ( 302461146.1 km)
    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-15)



    Kopparapu's Recent Venus for Star Kepler-15 distance : 0.687 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-15 distance : 0.869 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-15 distance : 0.840 AU
    Kopparapu's Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-15 distance : 0.921 AU
    Kopparapu's Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-15 distance : 1.547 AU
    Kopparapu's Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-15 distance : 1.632 AU
    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-15)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-15 distance : 0.684 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-15 distance : 0.894 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-15 distance : 0.905 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-15 distance : 1.574 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-15 distance : 1.637 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-15)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-15 )



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-15 (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star HD 219666*)
    *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