Kepler-22
KOI-87
KIC 10593626
19 16 52.1904
+47 53 03.9475
180
11.5
11.70
Kepler-22
GSC 03546-02301
KIC 10593626
KOI-87
2MASS J19165219+4753040
UCAC3 276-148830
Gaia DR2 2127941757262806656
0.97
0.979
G5
10.523
10.211
10.152
Kepler-22 b
KOI-87.01
KOI-87 b
KIC 10593626 b
Gaia DR2 2127941757262806656 b
Confirmed planets
0.21689
290
0.849
2454966.6983
The planet Kepler-22b has been discovered with the Kepler spacecraft. It is orbiting the solar type Kepler target star KIC10593626. This puts it in the habitable zone with an equilibrium temperature of minus 11 degrees Celsius (plus 11 degrees Fahrenheit). If the planet has an atmosphere similar to that of Earth then the surface temperature is 22 degrees Celsius (71 degrees Fahrenheit). Kepler-22b is the smallest radius planet known to orbit in the habitable zone of any star other than the Sun.
transit
11/12/05
2011
Kepler22b
This is an artist's conception illustrating the exoplanet Kepler-22b. The planet lies in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star KIC10593626. The habitable zone around a star is usually defined to be the zone in which liquid water, a requirement for life on Earth, could persist.
Scientists do not yet know if the planet has a predominantly rocky, gaseous or liquid composition. It's possible that the world would have clouds in its atmosphere, as depicted here in the artist's interpretation.
Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech
249.6
1
5510.0
Cygnus