Astronomy:Kepler-15b
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Michael Endl et al. |
| Discovery date | 13 July 2011 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.05714 AU (8,548,000 km)[1] | |
| Orbital period | 4.942782[1] d |
| Inclination | 87.44[1] |
| Star | Kepler-15 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 0.96[1] |♃|J}}}}}} |
| Mass | 0.66[1] |♃|J}}}}}} |
| Mean density | 0.93 g/cm3 (0.034 lb/cu in)[1] |
Kepler-15b is a planet discovered by the Kepler spacecraft. It is a hot Jupiter, with a mass of 0.66+0.08−0.09 MJ, a radius 0.96+0.06−0.07 RJ and a period of about 4.94 days.[2][3]
See also
- Kepler-15 - the host star
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Endl, Michael et al. (2011). "Kepler-15b: A Hot Jupiter Enriched in Heavy Elements and the First Kepler Mission Planet Confirmed with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 197 (1): 13. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/13. Bibcode: 2011ApJS..197...13E.
- ↑ "Kepler-15 b - Visual Exoplanet Catalogue". http://exoplanet.hanno-rein.de/system.php?id=Kepler-15+b.
- ↑ "Overview". http://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/Sieve/nph-sieve?&objstr=Kepler-15b.
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