Planet Kepler-12 b

Detailed information about planet Kepler-12 b and its parameters.

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Planet

Name

Kepler-12 b

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2011

Update

2021-02-05

Mass

0.432 (\begin{matrix} + 0.053 \\ - 0.051 \end{matrix})

M_J 1 publication

Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres of Kepler Planets with High-Precision Photometry

Mass*sin(i)

—

Semi-Major Axis

0.0553 (\begin{matrix} + 0.001 \\ - 0.0012 \end{matrix})

AU 1 publication

Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres of Kepler Planets with High-Precision Photometry

Orbital Period

4.4379629 (\begin{matrix} + 6e-07 \\ - 6e-07 \end{matrix})

day 1 publication

Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres of Kepler Planets with High-Precision Photometry

Eccentricity

0.01 1 publication

Discovery and Atmospheric Characterization of Giant Planet Kepler-12b: An Inflated Radius Outlier

ω

182.0 (\pm 98.0)

deg 1 publication

Discovery and Atmospheric Characterization of Giant Planet Kepler-12b: An Inflated Radius Outlier

T_peri

—

Radius

1.754 (\begin{matrix} + 0.031 \\ - 0.036 \end{matrix})

R_J 1 publication

Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres of Kepler Planets with High-Precision Photometry

Inclination

88.796 (\begin{matrix} + 0.088 \\ - 0.074 \end{matrix})

deg 1 publication

Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres of Kepler Planets with High-Precision Photometry

Detection Method

Primary Transit

Mass Meas. Method

—

Radius Meas. Method

—

Primary transit

2455004.00835 (\pm 2e-05)

JD 1 publication

Discovery and Atmospheric Characterization of Giant Planet Kepler-12b: An Inflated Radius Outlier

Secondary transit

—

λ

—

Impact Parameter b

0.168 (\begin{matrix} + 0.01 \\ - 0.012 \end{matrix})

1 publication

Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres of Kepler Planets with High-Precision Photometry

Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

48.2 (\begin{matrix} + 4.4 \\ - 4.3 \end{matrix})

m/s 1 publication

Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres of Kepler Planets with High-Precision Photometry

Calculated temperature

1480.0 (\begin{matrix} + 30.0 \\ - 30.0 \end{matrix})

K 1 publication

Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres of Kepler Planets with High-Precision Photometry

Measured temperature

—

Hottest point longitude

—

Geometric albedo

0.09 (\pm 0.02)

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

—

Alternate Names

2MASS J19045842+5002253 b, GSC 03549-00844 b, K00020.01, KIC 11804465 b, KOI-20 b, KOI-20.01, WISE J190458.41+500225.3  b

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

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Star

Name

Kepler-12

Distance

904.4 (\begin{matrix} + 10.19 \\ - 10.19 \end{matrix})

Spectral type

G0

Apparent magnitude V

13.4

Mass

1.17 (\begin{matrix} + 0.05 \\ - 0.05 \end{matrix})

M_Sun

Age

4.0 (\begin{matrix} + 0.4 \\ - 0.4 \end{matrix})

Gyr 1 publication

Discovery and Atmospheric Characterization of Giant Planet Kepler-12b: An Inflated Radius Outlier

Effective temperature

5947.0 (\pm 100.0)

K 1 publication

Discovery and Atmospheric Characterization of Giant Planet Kepler-12b: An Inflated Radius Outlier

Radius

1.48 (\begin{matrix} + 0.03 \\ - 0.03 \end{matrix})

R_Sun

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.07 (\pm 0.04)

1 publication

Discovery and Atmospheric Characterization of Giant Planet Kepler-12b: An Inflated Radius Outlier

Detected Disc

—

Magnetic Field

—

RA₂₀₀₀

19:04:58.4

Dec₂₀₀₀

+50:02:25.4

Alternate Names

KOI-20, KIC 11804465, 2MASS J19045842+5002253, GSC 03549-00844, WISE J190458.41+500225.3

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Planet Kepler-12 b

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

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Star

Basic informations 13 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

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More data 2 references

Planet Kepler-12 b

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks No remark

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 13 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks No remark

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

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