Astronomy:EPIC 2037 c

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EPIC 2037 c
Discovery
Discovered byPETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al.[1][2]
Discovery siteKepler Space Observatory
Discovery dateNov. 17, 2015
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.247 (± 0.004)[1] AU
Eccentricity0[1]
Orbital period42.3633 (± 0.0006)[1] d
Inclination89.76 (± 0.2)[1]
StarEPIC 2037
Physical characteristics
Mean radius7.82 ± 0.72[2] R
Mean density310 ± 120 kg/m3 (520 ± 200 lb/cu yd)
Physics606.0 K (332.9 °C; 631.1 °F)


EPIC 2037 c[1] also known as EPIC 203771098 c is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star EPIC 203771098 every 42 days. It has a density far lower than that of Saturn,[2] which indicates that the planet is clearly a gas giant.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Planet EPIC 2037 b". exoplanet.eu. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124135009/http://exoplanet.eu/catalog/epic_2037_b/. Retrieved 2015-10-17. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PET