Planet Kepler-20 b

Name Kepler-20 b
Discovered in 2011
M × sin i 0.027 ± 0.007 MJ
Semi-major axis 0.04537 ± 0.0006 AU
Orbital period 3.69612 days
Eccentricity > 0.32
ω
Tperi
Radius 0.17 +0.02-0.02 RJ
Inclination 86.5 +0.31-0.31°
Update Dec. 21, 2011
Detection method detected by transit
Molecules detected

Remarks

Alias KOI-70.02

Star

Name Kepler-20
Distance 290 ± 30 pc
Spectral type G8
Apparent magnitude V 12.5
Mass 0.912 ± 0.035 MSun
Age 8.8 +2.7-2.7 Gyr
Effective temperature 5466 ± 93 K
Radius 0.944 +0.095-0.095 RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H] 0.02 ± 0.04
RA2000 19:10:48.0
Dec2000 +42:20:19
Planetary system 5 planets

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Related publications

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ApJ.
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The Exoplanet Handbook
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Kepler-20: A Sun-like Star with Three Sub-Neptune Exoplanets and Two Earth-size Candidates
March 17, 2012 GAUTIER Th., CHARBONNEAU D., ROWE J., MARCY G., ISAACSON H., TORRES G. & 38 additional authors
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