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Kepler-15 1.09 R⦿ 5786.00 K
Kepler-15 b
0.960 RJup
Architecture
Kepler-15
Kepler-15
Kepler-15 b
Other Data
Bibliography 21
Exoplanet Archive Notes 1
Nearby Data 7
Discovery Data
Host Planet Method Year Reference Disposition
Kepler-15 Kepler-15 b Transit 2011 Endl et al. 2011 Confirmed Planet
Kepler-15 b
  • Orbital period, transit mid-point, transit duration, Rp/Rs and their errors taken from DR24 KOI table. Planet radius error propagated from stellar radius error in ref. and Rp/Rs error. (Morton et al. 2016)
RA
19h44m48.13s
Dec
+49d08m24.11s
Distance
739.412±11.158 pc
Parallax
1.3238300±0.0202507 mas
Ecliptic Latitude
68.03226 deg
Ecliptic Longitude
320.5423 deg
Galactic Latitude
12.15252 deg
Galactic Longitude
82.30359 deg
Total Proper Motion
12.4363405±0.0362501 mas/yr
Proper Motion (RA)
-2.7797400±0.0323281 mas/yr
Proper Motion (Dec)
-12.1217000±0.0364447 mas/yr
Photometry
mV
13.810±0.137
mTESS
13.2394±0.0070
mJ
12.578±0.027
mH
12.282±0.031
mKs
12.216±0.028
mKep
13.758
mW1
11.941±0.023
mW2
11.985±0.021
mW3
11.840±0.161
mW4
8.974
mGaia
13.713600±0.000242
mB
14.662±0.016
mg
---
mi
---
mr
---
mz
---
Abundances
(Hypatia Catalog)
[Fe/H] 0.20±0.04 dex
[C/H] 0.19±0.09 dex
[O/H] 0.18±0.06 dex
[Na/H] 0.04±0.02 dex
[Mg/H] 0.18±0.07 dex
[Al/H] 0.12±0.06 dex
[Si/H] 0.19±0.01 dex
[Ca/H] 0.22±0.02 dex
[Y/H] 0.20±0.08 dex
Mission
Tools
ExoFOP Target Overview Page
IRSA Finding Chart
TOI
Kepler Names
KOI
Kepler Stellar Data
Kepler Positional Probabilities
Q1-Q17 DR25 False Positive Probabilities
Kepler Certified False Positive
Q1-Q16 DR25 TCE
Stellar Hosts
Kepler Time Series
Kepler TCE Time Series
Source TICv8 Berger et al. 2018 Gaia DR2 Bonomo et al. 2017 Morton et al. 2016 Batalha et al. 2013 Southworth 2012 Endl et al. 2011 Latham et al. 2005 Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table ExoFOP-TESS TOI Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table Q1-Q16 KOI Table Q1-Q12 KOI Table Q1-Q8 KOI Table Q1-Q6 KOI Table Show Candidate Solutions >> << Hide Candidate Solutions
Teff
(K)
5550.9300±21.5889 5662±113
5549.00+169.00-124.25
5520+120-130
5632.000+55.595-49.193
 5786 5595±120
5515 +122-130
5718 ---
5514 +98-109
5550.9300±21.5889
5514 +89-109
5514 +89-109
5514.00 +89.00-109.00
5786.00±50.00 5786
R✶
(R⦿)
1.32567
1.229+0.056-0.053
1.2864417+0.0596049-0.0749198
0.9920+0.0580-0.0700
1.000+0.046-0.036
 1.09 1.253±0.051
0.992 +0.058-0.070
1.426 ---
0.978 +0.133-0.067
1.32567000389099
0.978 +0.163-0.061
0.978 +0.163-0.061
0.9780 +0.1630-0.0610
1.0900±0.0780 1.09
log g
(log10(cm/s2))
4.18442 --- --- ---
4.460+0.028-0.041
 4.42 4.275±0.018
4.46 +0.053-0.050
4.18 ---
4.459 +0.051-0.11
4.18442
4.459 +0.048-0.145
4.459 +0.048-0.145
4.459 +0.048-0.145
4.420±0.100 4.42
Metallicity
(dex)
0.1927440±0.0203602 [M/H] --- --- 0.360±0.070
0.310+0.068-0.066
[Fe/H] 		--- 0.36±0.07 [Fe/H] 0.36±0.07 [Fe/H] 0.362 [Fe/H] ---
0.36 +0.1-0.15
[Fe/H] 		---
0.360 +0.080-0.150
[Fe/H]
0.360 +0.080-0.150
[Fe/H]
0.360 +0.080-0.150
[Fe/H] 		--- ---
v sin i
(km/s)
--- --- --- 2.0±2.0 --- --- --- 2.0±2.0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Age
(Gyr)
--- --- ---
3.7+1.5-3.6
2.63+2.06-1.21
 ---
6.70+6.80-1.90
3.7 +1.5-3.6
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2.1±1.3 ---
M✶
(M⦿)
0.98 --- ---
1.018+0.044-0.032
1.050+0.026-0.029
 --- 1.08±0.13
1.018 +0.044-0.052
--- ---
1.003 +0.046-0.061
---
1.003 +0.027-0.064
1.003 +0.027-0.064
1.0030 +0.0270-0.0640
1.1270±0.0270 ---
ρ✶
(g/cm3)
0.5930463 --- --- --- --- --- 0.772±0.011
1.47 +0.26-0.28
--- ---
1.02216 +0.02262-0.02145
---
1.04002 +0.01806-0.02483
1.04002 +0.01806-0.02483
1.04002 +0.01806-0.02483
--- ---
L✶
(log10(L⦿))
0.1770266 ---
0.15033379+0.01715375-0.01785925
 --- --- --- ---
-0.087 +0.078-0.088
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
γ
(km/s)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- -20.0±1.0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
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Status
Confirmed Planet
Detected By
Radial Velocity, Transit
Tools
Transit Prediction Service
TOI
Kepler Names
KOI
Transit
Source Endl et al. 2011 GajdoĊĦ et al. 2019 Berger et al. 2018 Bonomo et al. 2017 Holczer et al. 2016 Morton et al. 2016 Southworth 2012 Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table ExoFOP-TESS TOI Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table Q1-Q16 KOI Table Q1-Q12 KOI Table Q1-Q8 KOI Table Show Candidate Solutions >> << Hide Candidate Solutions
a/R✶
12.8 +1.2-1.5
 --- --- --- --- ---
9.998000+0.048210-0.047750
 --- 10.97±0.243 --- 11.033±0.192 11.033±0.192 11.033±0.192 10.34±0.55
Teq
(K)
--- --- --- --- --- --- 1251±27 --- 1008 1187.1118302567 1008 1008 1008 1097
b
0.554 +0.023-0.024
 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.566±0.009 ---
0.5586 +0.0092-0.0081
0.5586 +0.0092-0.0081
0.5586 +0.0092-0.0081
0.599±0.1
S
(S⨁)
--- ---
430.677+17.375-16.681
 --- --- --- --- ---
244.42 +94.02-48.62
469.339961903159
244.42 +110.26-46.04
244.42 +110.26-46.04
244.42 +110.26-46.04
---
e
0.06 --- --- <0.068 --- --- --- --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0
i
(deg)
87.44 +0.18-0.20
 --- ---
87.44+0.18-0.20
 --- --- 86.144±0.051 --- 87.04 --- 87.09 87.09 87.09 86.52
P
(days)
4.942782±0.0000013 4.9427838224±0.0000001706 --- 4.9427809±0.0000014 4.94278333±0.00000005 4.942783399±2.32e-07 4.942782±0.000013 4.942783419±2.47e-07 4.942783419±2.47e-07 4.94279853350153±0.00002202553200 4.942783399±2.32e-07 4.942783399±2.32e-07 4.942783399±2.32e-07 4.94278327±9.3e-07
Rp
(R⨁)
10.76 +0.67-0.78
 ---
13.347+0.611-0.579
10.8+0.7-0.8
 ---
10.98+0.51-0.40
 14.45±0.61 ---
10.62 +1.44-0.73
15.3204960725362±0.3539031700000
10.77 +1.8-0.67
10.77 +1.8-0.67
10.77 +1.8-0.67
11.97±0.85
Rp/R✶
0.0996 +0.00055-0.00053
 --- --- --- ---
0.100859 +0.000201-0.000197
--- ---
0.099444 +0.000194-0.000211
---
0.100859 +0.000201-0.000197
0.100859 +0.000201-0.000197
0.100859 +0.000201-0.000197
0.1006±0.00028
a
(au)
0.05714 +0.00086-0.00093
 --- ---
0.05705+0.00069-0.00066
 --- --- 0.0583±0.0024 --- .0569 --- .0569 .0569 .0569 .059
δ
(%)
1.1265 --- --- --- 1.1457 --- --- --- 1.11447±0.00067 1.13494838660999±0.02950181300000 1.14981±0.00066 1.14981±0.00066 1.14981±0.00066 1.08770
T14
(hours)
3.5 --- --- --- 3.3525 3.25457±0.00586 --- --- 3.25346±0.00605 3.31538275775367±0.10438958000000 3.25457±0.00586 3.25457±0.00586 3.25457±0.00586 3.382
TC
(days)
2454969.328651 +0.000084-0.000096
 2454969.32940000±0.00002856 --- 2455097.841168±0.000060 2454969.329209±0.000044 2454969.3294502±0.0000383 --- 2454969.329±4.07e-05 2454969.329±4.07e-05 2459422.77339900±0.00345668 2454969.329±3.83e-05 2454969.329±3.83e-05 2454969.329±3.83e-05 2454969.329004±0.000067
Mp
(M⨁)
209.76 +25.43-28.60
 --- ---
201+15-14
 --- --- 221±31 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Mp
(MJup)
0.66 +0.08-0.09
 --- ---
0.633+0.046-0.045
 --- --- 0.696±0.099 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
ρ
(g/cm3)
0.93 +0.18-0.22
 --- ---
0.890+0.210-0.170
 --- --- 0.404±0.048 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Rp
(RJup)
0.96 +0.06-0.07
 ---
1.1907+0.0545-0.0517
0.960+0.060-0.070
 ---
0.9796+0.0455-0.0357
 1.289±0.054 --- --- 1.36680546452687±0.03157318042309 --- --- --- ---
K
(m/s)
78.7 +8.5-9.5
 --- ---
75.0+5.2-5.1
 --- ---
78.7+8.5-9.1
 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Print
Kepler Detection Products (4 File Types, 15 Files)
Kepler Pipeline Data Validation Reports q1_q12_tce q1_q16_tce q1_q17_dr24_tce q1_q17_dr25_tce
Kepler Pipeline Data Validation Summaries q1_q12_tce q1_q16_tce q1_q17_dr24_tce q1_q17_dr25_tce
Kepler TCERT Reports q1_q16_tce q1_q17_dr24_tce q1_q17_dr25_tce
Kepler Planet Detection Metrics q1_q17_dr24_stellar q1_q17_dr24_stellar q1_q17_dr25_stellar q1_q17_dr25_stellar
Kepler Detection Products
Kepler Pipeline Data Validation Summaries q1_q12_tce q1_q16_tce q1_q17_dr24_tce q1_q17_dr25_tce
Kepler Object of Interest
KepID 11359879 11359879 11359879 11359879 11359879 11359879 11359879
KOI Name K00128.01 K00128.01 K00128.01 K00128.01 K00128.01 K00128.01 K00128.01
Kepler Name Kepler-15 b Kepler-15 b Kepler-15 b Kepler-15 b Kepler-15 b Kepler-15 b Kepler-15 b
Exoplanet Archive Disposition CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED
Vetting Status Done Done Done Done Done Done Done
Date of Last Parameter Update 2018-08-16 2017-08-31 2015-09-24 2014-12-18 2014-12-04 2014-01-07 2013-02-12
Disposition Using Kepler Data CANDIDATE CANDIDATE CANDIDATE NOT DISPOSITIONED NOT DISPOSITIONED NOT DISPOSITIONED CANDIDATE
Not Transit-Like False Positive Flag 0 0 0 0 0 --- ---
Stellar Eclipse False Positive Flag 0 0 0 0 0 --- ---
Centroid Offset False Positive Flag 0 0 0 0 0 --- ---
Ephemeris Match Indicates Contamination False Positive Flag 0 0 0 0 0 --- ---
Disposition Provenance q1_q17_dr25_sup_koi q1_q17_dr25_koi q1_q17_dr24_koi q1_q16_koi q1_q12_koi q1_q8_koi q1_q6_kepler_candidates
Orbital Period [days] 4.942783419±2.47e-07 4.942783419±2.47e-07 4.942783399±2.32e-07 4.942783399±2.32e-07 4.942783399±2.32e-07 4.94278327±9.3e-07 4.9427833±9e-07
Transit Epoch [BKJD] 136.3294353±4.07e-05 136.3294353±4.07e-05 136.3294502±3.83e-05 136.3294502±3.83e-05 136.3294502±3.83e-05 136.329004±6.7e-05 136.329±7e-05
Transit Epoch [BJD] 2454969.329±4.07e-05 2454969.329±4.07e-05 2454969.329±3.83e-05 2454969.329±3.83e-05 2454969.329±3.83e-05 2454969.329004±0.000067 2454969.329±0.00007
Parameters Provenance q1_q17_dr25_sup_koi q1_q17_dr25_koi q1_q17_dr24_koi q1_q16_koi q1_q12_koi q1_q8_koi q1_q6_kepler_candidates
Number of Planets 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TCE Delivery q1_q17_dr25_tce q1_q17_dr25_tce q1_q17_dr24_tce q1_q16_tce q1_q12_tce --- ---
Link to DV Report kplr011359879-20160209194854_dvr.pdf kplr011359879-20160209194854_dvr.pdf kplr011359879-20141002224145_dvr.pdf kplr011359879-20130815195353_dvr.pdf kplr011359879-20121029204534_dvr.pdf --- ---
RA [decimal degrees] 296.20059 296.20059 296.20059 296.20059 296.20059 296.20059 296.20059
Dec [decimal degrees] 49.140121 49.140121 49.140121 49.140121 49.140121 49.140121 49.140121
Kepler-band [mag] 13.758000000000001 13.758000000000001 13.758000000000001 13.758000000000001 13.758000000000001 13.758000000000001 13.758000000000001
g'-band [mag] 14.266 14.266 14.266 14.266 14.266 14.266 14.266
r'-band [mag] 13.687000000000001 13.687000000000001 13.687000000000001 13.687000000000001 13.687000000000001 13.687000000000001 13.687000000000001
i'-band [mag] 13.540000000000001 13.540000000000001 13.540000000000001 13.540000000000001 13.540000000000001 13.540000000000001 13.540000000000001
z'-band [mag] 13.484 13.484 13.484 13.484 13.484 13.484 13.484
J-band [mag] 12.578000000000001 12.578000000000001 12.578000000000001 12.578000000000001 12.578000000000001 12.578000000000001 12.578000000000001
H-band [mag] 12.282 12.282 12.282 12.282 12.282 12.282 12.282
K-band [mag] 12.216000000000001 12.216000000000001 12.216000000000001 12.216000000000001 12.216000000000001 12.216000000000001 12.216000000000001
Disposition Score --- 0.996 --- --- --- --- ---
Comment --- NO_COMMENT --- --- --- --- ---
Eccentricity --- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Impact Parameter --- 0.566±0.009
0.5586 +0.0092-0.0081
0.5586 +0.0092-0.0081
0.5586 +0.0092-0.0081
0.599±0.1 0.6±0.11
Transit Duration [hrs] --- 3.25346±0.00605 3.25457±0.00586 3.25457±0.00586 3.25457±0.00586 3.382 3.382
Transit Depth [ppm] --- 11144.7±6.7 11498.1±6.6 11498.1±6.6 11498.1±6.6 10877 11151
Planet-Star Radius Ratio ---
0.099444 +0.000194-0.000211
0.100859 +0.000201-0.000197
0.100859 +0.000201-0.000197
0.100859 +0.000201-0.000197
0.1006±0.00028 0.1006±0.00028
Fitted Stellar Density [g/cm**3] ---
1.02216 +0.02262-0.02145
1.04002 +0.01806-0.02483
1.04002 +0.01806-0.02483
1.04002 +0.01806-0.02483
--- ---
Planetary Fit Type --- LS+MCMC MCMC MCMC MCMC --- ---
Planetary Radius [Earth radii] ---
10.62 +1.44-0.73
10.77 +1.8-0.67
10.77 +1.8-0.67
10.77 +1.8-0.67
11.97±0.85 11.95
Orbit Semi-Major Axis [au] --- .0569 .0569 .0569 .0569 .059 .059
Inclination [deg] --- 87.04 87.09 87.09 87.09 86.52 ---
Equilibrium Temperature [K] --- 1008 1008 1008 1008 1097 1097
Insolation Flux [Earth flux] ---
244.42 +94.02-48.62
244.42 +110.26-46.04
244.42 +110.26-46.04
244.42 +110.26-46.04
--- ---
Planet-Star Distance over Star Radius --- 10.97±0.243 11.033±0.192 11.033±0.192 11.033±0.192 10.34±0.55 10.34±0.55
Limb Darkening Model --- Claret (2011 A&A 529 75) ATLAS LS Claret (2011 A&A 529 75) ATLAS LS Claret (2011 A&A 529 75) ATLAS LS Claret (2011 A&A 529 75) ATLAS LS Claret (2011 A&A 529 75) ATLAS LS Claret (2011 A&A 529 75) ATLAS LS
Limb Darkening Coeff. 4 --- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4519 ---
Limb Darkening Coeff. 3 --- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9676 ---
Limb Darkening Coeff. 2 --- 0.21930000000000002 0.2179 0.2179 0.2179 -0.3977 ---
Limb Darkening Coeff. 1 --- 0.47850000000000004 0.48660000000000003 0.48660000000000003 0.48660000000000003 0.6753 ---
Maximum Single Event Statistic --- 161.19409 196.24383999999998 --- --- --- ---
Maximum Multiple Event Statistic --- 1927.6256 2072.2693 --- --- --- ---
Transit Signal-to-Noise --- 2040.7 1842.0 1842.0 1842.0 2025.4 1290.7
Number of Transits --- 274 274 --- --- --- ---
TCE Planet Number --- 1 1 1 1 --- ---
Quarters --- 11111111111111111000000000000000 11111111111111111000000000000000 --- --- --- ---
Odd-Even Depth Comparision Statistic --- 0.5408000000000001 --- --- --- --- ---
Transit Model --- Mandel and Agol (2002 ApJ 580 171) Mandel and Agol (2002 ApJ 580 171) Mandel and Agol (2002 ApJ 580 171) Mandel and Agol (2002 ApJ 580 171) Mandel and Agol (2002 ApJ 580 171) Mandel and Agol (2002 ApJ 580 171)
Link to DV Summary --- kplr011359879-001-20160209194854_dvs.pdf kplr011359879-001-20141002224145_dvs.pdf kplr011359879-001-20130826182306_dvs.pdf kplr011359879-001-20121115231752_dvs.pdf --- ---
Stellar Effective Temperature [K] ---
5514 +98-109
5514 +89-109
5514 +89-109
5514.00 +89.00-109.00
5786.00±50.00 5786
Stellar Surface Gravity [log10(cm/s**2)] ---
4.459 +0.051-0.11
4.459 +0.048-0.145
4.459 +0.048-0.145
4.459 +0.048-0.145
4.420±0.100 4.42
Stellar Metallicity [dex] ---
0.36 +0.1-0.15
0.360 +0.080-0.150
0.360 +0.080-0.150
0.360 +0.080-0.150
--- ---
Stellar Radius [Solar radii] ---
0.978 +0.133-0.067
0.978 +0.163-0.061
0.978 +0.163-0.061
0.9780 +0.1630-0.0610
1.0900±0.0780 1.09
Stellar Mass [Solar mass] ---
1.003 +0.046-0.061
1.003 +0.027-0.064
1.003 +0.027-0.064
1.0030 +0.0270-0.0640
1.1270±0.0270 ---
Stellar Parameter Provenance --- q1_q17_dr25_stellar stellar_q1_q16 stellar_q1_q16 stellar_q1_q16 SPC SPC
FW Offset Significance [percent] --- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --- ---
FW Source α(OOT) [hrs] --- 19.74670583±0.00000017 19.74670491±0.00000017 19.74670536±0.00000017 19.746705210±0.000000200 --- ---
FW Source δ(OOT) [deg] --- 49.1400517±0.0000019 49.1400634±0.0000021 49.1400523±0.0000021 49.14003900±0.00000260 --- ---
FW Source Δα(OOT) [sec] --- -0.0059±0.0059 -0.0385±0.0061 -0.0225±0.006 -0.01870±0.00070 --- ---
FW Source Δδ(OOT) [arcsec] --- -0.2461±0.0067 -0.2036±0.0075 -0.2438±0.0075 0.01858±0.00062 --- ---
FW Δα(OOT) [sec] --- 0.00182±0.00019 0.0022±0.00018 0.00205±0.0002 0.000216±2.5e-05 --- ---
FW Δδ(OOT) [arcsec] --- -0.00223±0.00028 -0.00417±0.00027 -0.00386±0.00029 -0.000215±2.4e-05 --- ---
PRF ΔαSQ(OOT) [arcsec] --- -0.103±0.068 -0.102±0.068 -0.104±0.068 -0.1050±0.0160 --- ---
PRF ΔδSQ(OOT) [arcsec] --- -0.018±0.067 -0.018±0.067 -0.018±0.067 -0.0170±0.0100 --- ---
PRF ΔθSQ(OOT) [arcsec] --- 0.104±0.068 0.104±0.068 0.106±0.068 0.1060±0.0160 --- ---
PRF ΔαSQ(KIC) [arcsec] --- 0.008±0.067 0.006±0.067 0.004±0.067 0.0100±0.0110 --- ---
PRF ΔδSQ(KIC) [arcsec] --- -0.153±0.067 -0.154±0.067 -0.154±0.067 -0.1469±0.0096 --- ---
PRF ΔθSQ(KIC) [arcsec] --- 0.154±0.067 0.154±0.067 0.154±0.067 0.1473±0.0096 --- ---
Chi-Square --- --- --- --- --- 16.59 3.94
Stellar Age [Gyr] --- --- --- --- --- 2.1±1.3 ---
Known Objects
1 Confirmed Planets
1 Kepler Objects of Interest (KOIs)
1 Threshold Crossing Events (TCEs)
5 2MASS Point Source Catalog
Data Files
1 Kepler Time Series
1 SuperWASP Time Series
1 Associated Literature Data
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