Astronomy:Kepler-20d

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Kepler-20d
Artist's conception illustrates Kepler-22b
Discovery
Discovered byKepler team
Discovery date20 December 2011
Transit (Kepler Mission)
Orbital characteristics[1]
0.3474 ± 0.0067 AU (51,970,000 ± 1,000,000 km)
Eccentricity<0.082
Orbital period77.611455(96) d
Inclination89.708°+0.17°
−0.053°
StarKepler-20 (KOI-070)
Physical characteristics[1]
Mean radius2.606+0.053
−0.039
R
Mass13.4+3.7
−3.6
M
Mean density4.1+1.1
−1.2
 g⋅cm−3
Physics430±K (157 °C; 314 °F, equilibrium)


Kepler-20d is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-20. It has a mass and radius similar to Neptune. Despite being the furthest planet from the star, it has an orbit similar to Mercury, meaning that it is a hot Neptune. Along with the other four planets in the system, Kepler-20d was announced on December 20, 2011.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bonomo, A. S. et al. (September 2023). "Cold Jupiters and improved masses in 38 Kepler and K2 small planet systems from 3661 HARPS-N radial velocities. No excess of cold Jupiters in small planet systems". Astronomy & Astrophysics 677: A33. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202346211. Bibcode2023A&A...677A..33B. 

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