Kepler-41b

Kepler-41b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star Kepler-41
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension (α) 19h 38m 03.1746s[1]
Declination (δ) +45° 58 53.877[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 14.465
Distance3680±90[1] ly
(1130±30[1] pc)
Spectral type G2V[2]
Mass (m) 1.15±0.04[2] M
Radius (r) 1.29±0.02[2] R
Temperature (T) 5750±100[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H] 0.38±0.11[2]
Age 4.4+1.3
−1.1
[2] Gyr
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.03101±0.0004[2] AU
Eccentricity (e) 0 (fixed)[2]
Orbital period(P) 1.85555820±0.00000052[2] d
Inclination (i) 82.51±0.09[2]°
Time of transit (Tt) 2455187.280482±0.000051[2] JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 84±11[2] m/s
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)0.56±0.08[2] MJ
Radius(r)1.29±0.02[2] RJ
Bond Albedo(Ab)0.25±0.06[3]
Geometric Albedo(Ag)0.2
Density(ρ)0.33±0.04[2] g cm−3
Temperature (T) 1790±31[2]
Discovery information
Discovery date July 29, 2011
Discoverer(s)
Discovery method Transit
Other detection methods Radial velocity,
Reflection/emission modulations,
Ellipsoidal light variations[4]
Discovery status Confirmed

Kepler-41b, formerly known as KOI-196b, is a planet in the orbit of star Kepler-41. It is a hot Jupiter with about the density of water. It reflects about a third of the starlight it receives.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia Data Release 2 Vizier catalog entry
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Bonomo, A. S.; et al. (2015). "Improved parameters of seven Kepler giant companions characterized with SOPHIE and HARPS-N". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 575. A85. arXiv:1501.02653. Bibcode:2015A&A...575A..85B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323042.
  3. Shporer, Avi; Hu, Renyu (2015). "Studying Atmosphere-dominated Hot Jupiter Kepler Phase Curves: Evidence that Inhomogeneous Atmospheric Reflection Is Common". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (4). 112. arXiv:1504.00498. Bibcode:2015AJ....150..112S. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/4/112.
  4. Quintana, Elisa V.; Rowe, Jason F.; Barclay, Thomas; Howell, Steve B.; Ciardi, David R.; Demory, Brice-Olivier; Caldwell, Douglas A.; Borucki, William J.; Christiansen, Jessie L.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Klaus, Todd C.; Fulton, Benjamin J.; Morris, Robert L.; Sanderfer, Dwight T.; Shporer, Avi; Smith, Jeffrey C.; Still, Martin; Thompson, Susan E. (2013). "Confirmation of Hot Jupiter Kepler-41b via Phase Curve Analysis". The Astrophysical Journal. 767 (2): 137. arXiv:1303.0858. Bibcode:2013ApJ...767..137Q. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/767/2/137.
  5. Santerne, A.; et al. (2011). "SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates IV. KOI-196b: a non-inflated hot Jupiter with a high albedo". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 536. A70. arXiv:1108.0550. Bibcode:2011A&A...536A..70S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117807.


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