Kepler-18
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus | 
| Right ascension | 19h 52m 19.0688s | 
| Declination | +44° 44′ 46.808″ | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0 | 
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G7 | 
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −1.436(14) mas/yr Dec.: −20.341(14) mas/yr | 
| Parallax (π) | 2.2804±0.0168 mas | 
| Distance | 1,430 ± 10 ly (439 ± 3 pc) | 
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.972 ± 0.042 M☉ | 
| Radius | 1.108 ± 0.051 R☉ | 
| Luminosity | 0.93 L☉ | 
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.32 ± 0.12 cgs | 
| Temperature | 5383 ± 44 K | 
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.19 ± 0.06 dex | 
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | <4 km/s | 
| Age | 10.0 ± 2.3 Gyr | 
| Other designations | |
| KOI-137, KIC 8644288,2MASS J19521906+4444467, Gaia DR2 2079295583282164992 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data | 
Kepler-18 is a star with almost the same mass as the Sun in the Cygnus constellation.