EPIC 2037 b
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Exoplanet | List of exoplanets
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Parent star | ||||||
Star | EPIC 2037 | |||||
Right ascension | (α) | 16:10:18.0[1] | ||||
Declination | (δ) | -24:59:25[1] | ||||
Distance | 590.343±55.4466 ly (181.0 (± 17.0)[1] pc) |
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Mass | (m) | 1.12 (± 0.05)[1] M☉ | ||||
Radius | (r) | 1.21 (± 0.11)[1] R☉ | ||||
Temperature | (T) | 5743.0 (± 60.0)[1] K | ||||
Metallicity | [Fe/H] | 0.42 (± 0.04)[1] | ||||
Age | 5.0 (± 1.8)[1] Gyr | |||||
Physical characteristics | ||||||
Mass | (m) | 0.0661 (± 0.017) [1] MJ (22.34±5.4[1] M⊕) |
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Radius | (r) | 0.507 (± 0.05)[1] RJ (5.577±0.55[1] R⊕) |
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Density | (ρ) | 0.7103[2] g cm−3 | ||||
Temperature | (T) | 767 K (494 °C; 921 °F) | ||||
Orbital elements | ||||||
Semi-major axis | (a) | 0.0775[1] AU | ||||
Eccentricity | (e) | 0[1] | ||||
Orbital period | (P) | 20.8851 (± 0.0003)[1] d | ||||
Inclination | (i) | [1]° | ||||
Discovery information | ||||||
Discovery date | Nov. 17, 2015 | |||||
Discoverer(s) | PETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al.[1][3] | |||||
Discovery method | Transit | |||||
Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory | |||||
Discovery status | Confirmed |
EPIC 2037 b[1] also known as EPIC 203771098 b is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star EPIC 203771098 every 21 days. It has about the same density as Saturn, at 0.7103 g/cm3,[3] which indicates that the planet is clearly a gas giant.
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