Kepler-429 (KIC 10001893) is a variable
subdwarf B star
A B-type subdwarf (sdB) is a kind of subdwarf star with B-type main-sequence star, spectral type B. They differ from the typical subdwarf by being much hotter and brighter. They are situated at the "extreme horizontal branch" of the Hertzsprungâ ...
in the constellation
Lyra
, from ; pronounced: ) is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the modern 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Lyra was often represented on star ...
, about 5,900
light year
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s away.
The brightness of Kepler-429 changes unpredictably by up to 0.13 magnitudes.
[ It has been classified as a V361 Hydrae variable, but also as a V1093 Herculis variable, which typically has slower variations and a cooler temperature. Over 100 pulsation modes were identified with periods from 256 seconds to over three hours.
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Planetary system
Kepler-429 has been reported to have three possible exoplanet
An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first confirmed detection of an exoplanet was in 1992 around a pulsar, and the first detection around a main-sequence star was in 1995. A different planet, first det ...
s, though their existence is questioned.
See also
* Kepler-70
References
{{Stars of Lyra
B-type subdwarfs
Kepler objects of interest
Lyra