EPIC 2037 b

EPIC 2037 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Size comparison
Jupiter EPIC 2037 b
Parent star
Star EPIC 2037
Right ascension (α) 16:10:18.0[1]
Declination (δ) -24:59:25[1]
Distance590.343±55.4466 ly
(181.0 (± 17.0)[1] pc)
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⊕)
Radius(r)0.507 (± 0.05)[1] RJ
(5.577±0.55[1] R⊕)
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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Planet EPIC 2037 b". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  2. ↑ "HEC: Exoplanets Calculator - Planetary Habitability Laboratory @ UPR Arecibo". phl.upr.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. 1 2 Petigura, Erik A.; et al. (14 November 2015). "Two Transiting Low Density Sub-Saturns from K2". arXiv:1511.04497Freely accessible. Bibcode:2015arXiv151104497P.


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