Kepler-69b is the innermost planet of the Kepler-69 system. It is likely a hot super-Earth or mini-Neptune.[1][2]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Barclay et al. |
Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
Discovery date | 17 April 2013 |
Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.094 AU (14,100,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.16 |
13.722341 d | |
Inclination | 89.62 |
Star | Kepler-69 (KOI-172) |
Physical characteristics | |
2.24 R🜨 | |
Temperature | 779 K (506 °C; 943 °F) |
References
edit- ^ a b Barclay, Thomas; et al. (2013). "A super-Earth-sized planet orbiting in or near the habitable zone around Sun-like star". The Astrophysical Journal. 768 (2): 101. arXiv:1304.4941. Bibcode:2013ApJ...768..101B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/768/2/101. S2CID 51490784.
- ^ a b Johnson, Michele; Harrington, J.D. (18 April 2013). "NASA's Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets to Date". NASA. Retrieved 18 April 2013.