EPIC 2037 b

EPIC 2037 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Size comparison
Jupiter EPIC 2037 b
Parent star
Star EPIC 2037
Constellation Scorpius
Right ascension (α) 16h 10m 17.6973s[1]
Declination (δ) −24° 59 25.269[1]
Distance540±20[1] ly
(164±7[1] pc)
Mass (m) 1.12 (± 0.05)[2] M
Radius (r) 1.21 (± 0.11)[2] R
Temperature (T) 5743.0 (± 60.0)[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H] 0.42 (± 0.04)[2]
Age 5.0 (± 1.8)[2] Gyr
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)0.0661 (± 0.017) [2] MJ
(22.34±5.4[2] M)
Radius(r)0.507 (± 0.05)[2] RJ
(5.577±0.55[2] R)
Density(ρ)0.7103[3] g cm−3
Temperature (T) 767 K (494 °C; 921 °F)
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.0775[2] AU
Eccentricity (e) 0[2]
Orbital period(P) 20.8851 (± 0.0003)[2] d
Inclination (i) [2]°
Discovery information
Discovery date Nov. 17, 2015
Discoverer(s) PETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al.[2][4]
Discovery method Transit
Discovery site Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery status Confirmed

EPIC 2037 b[2] 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,[4] which indicates that the planet is clearly a gas giant.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Brown, A. G. A; et al. (2016). "Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 595. A2. arXiv:1609.04172. Bibcode:2016A&A...595A...2G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629512. Gaia Data Release 1 catalog entry
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Planet EPIC 2037 b". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  3. "HEC: Exoplanets Calculator - Planetary Habitability Laboratory @ UPR Arecibo". phl.upr.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  4. 1 2 Petigura, Erik A.; et al. (14 November 2015). "Two Transiting Low Density Sub-Saturns from K2". The Astrophysical Journal. 818: 36. arXiv:1511.04497. Bibcode:2016ApJ...818...36P. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/36.


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