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±6 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. Bibcode: 2023A&A...677A..33B. 

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