Astronomy:Kepler-15b

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Kepler-15b
Discovery
Discovered byMichael Endl et al.
Discovery date13 July 2011
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
0.05714 AU (8,548,000 km)[1]
Orbital period4.942782[1] d
Inclination87.44[1]
StarKepler-15
Physical characteristics
Mean radius0.96[1] |♃|J}}}}}}
Mass0.66[1] ||J}}}}}}
Mean density0.93 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

References

  1. 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. Bibcode2011ApJS..197...13E. 
  2. "Kepler-15 b - Visual Exoplanet Catalogue". http://exoplanet.hanno-rein.de/system.php?id=Kepler-15+b. 
  3. "Overview". http://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/Sieve/nph-sieve?&objstr=Kepler-15b.