Astronomy:Kepler-24c
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Eric B. Ford et al.[1] |
| Discovery date | 25 January 2012 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.106 AU (15.9 million km)[1] | |
| Orbital period | 12.33340885(6674)[2] d |
| Star | Kepler-24 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 2.36+0.87 −0.35[3] R⊕ |
| Mass | 33.6+13.0 −9.5[3] M⊕ |
Kepler-24c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-24, located in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in January 2012. It orbits its parent star at only 0.106 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 12.3335 days.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ford, Eric B. et al. (2012). "Transit Timing Observations Fromkepler. Ii. Confirmation of Two Multiplanet Systems Via a Non-Parametric Correlation Analysis". The Astrophysical Journal 750 (2): 113. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/113. Bibcode: 2012ApJ...750..113F.
- ↑ Morton, Timothy D. et al. (2016). "False Positive Probabilities for All Kepler objects of Interest: 1284 Newly Validated Planets and 428 Likely False Positives". The Astrophysical Journal 822 (2): 86. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/822/2/86. Bibcode: 2016ApJ...822...86M.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hadden, Sam; Lithwick, Yoram (2014). "Densities and Eccentricities of 139Keplerplanets from Transit Time Variations". The Astrophysical Journal 787 (1): 80. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/787/1/80. Bibcode: 2014ApJ...787...80H.
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