Kepler-27

Kepler-27
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 28m 56.81962s
Declination +41° 05′ 09.1405″
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.855
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage subgiant
Spectral type K2 III-IV
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 2.171±0.033 mas/yr
Dec.: −0.324±0.031 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.9298±0.0281 mas
Distance3,500 ± 100 ly
(1,080 ± 30 pc)
Details
Mass0.9+0.03
−0.10
 M
Radius0.850+0.017
−0.016
 R
Luminosity0.45 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.58 cgs
Temperature5,249+68
−56
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.250+0.064
−0.061
 dex
Rotation14.7 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.6±5.0 km/s
Age1.620+0.978
−0.466
 Gyr
Other designations
KOI-841, KIC 5792202, 2MASS J19285682+4105091, Gaia DR2 2053586321364864640
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
KICdata

Kepler-27 is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, the swan. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 19h 28m 56.81962s, Declination +41° 05′ 09.1405″. With an apparent visual magnitude of 15.855, this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. In 2024, Kepler-27 was discovered to be a binary star with a red dwarf companion 1.975 arcseconds away.