Kepler-451b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovery date | 2015 |
| Eclipse Timing Variations | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.92 ± 0.02 AU (137,600,000 ± 3,000,000 km)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | null |
| 416±2 d[1] | |
| Star | 2MASS J19383260+4603591 A/B |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 604±32[1] MEarth |
Kepler-451b, also known as 2MASS J19383260+4603591 b, is a circumbinary exoplanet orbiting the star 2MASS J19383260+4603591. It has a mass of 604±32 Earth Masses or 1.9±0.1 Jupiter Masses. It was discovered using Eclipse Timing Variations by the Kepler space telescope in 2015.[2]
The existence of the planet was disputed in 2020 though,[3] but in 2022 a confirmation was announced.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "2MASS J19383260+4603591 b/Kepler-451 b CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ^ Detection of a planet in the sdB + M dwarf binary system 2M 1938+4603
- ^ The quest for planets around subdwarfs and white dwarfs from Kepler space telescope fields. I. Techniques and tests of the methods, 2020, arXiv:2009.02749
- ^ Detection of two additional circumbinary planets around Kepler-451, 2022, arXiv:2202.02118
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