Kepler-34

Kepler-34

A light curve for Kepler-34, plotted from Kepler data
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 45m 44.5975s
Declination +44° 38 29.611
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.04
Characteristics
Spectral type G0V / G0V
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.424(19) mas/yr
Dec.: −5.033(20) mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.5529±0.0184 mas
Distance5,900 ± 200 ly
(1,810 ± 60 pc)
Orbit
PrimaryKepler-34A
CompanionKepler-34B
Period (P)27.7958103 (± 0.0000016) d
Semi-major axis (a)0.22882 (± 0.00019) AU
Eccentricity (e)0.52087 (± 0.00055)
Inclination (i)89.8584 (± 0.0080)°
Details
Kepler-34A
Mass1.0479 (± 0.0033) M
Radius1.1618 (± 0.0030) R
Temperature5913 (± 130) K
Metallicity-0.07 (± 0.15)
Kepler-34B
Mass1.0208 (± 0.0022) M
Radius1.0927 (± 0.0030) R
Temperature5867 K
Other designations
KOI-2459, KIC 8572936, 2MASS 19454459+4438296
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata

Kepler-34 is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation of Cygnus. Both stars have roughly the same mass as the Sun and, like the Sun, both are spectral class G. They are separated by 0.22 AU, and complete an eccentric (e=0.5) orbit around a common center of mass every 27 days.