Planet Kepler-46 b

Detailed information about planet Kepler-46 b and its parameters.

Planet parameters Publications Observability Predictor

Planet

Name

Kepler-46 b

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2012

Mass

6.0 M_J 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

Mass*sin(i)

—

Semi-Major Axis

0.1968 AU 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

Orbital Period

33.60134 day 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

Eccentricity

0.01 (± 0.01) 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

ω

—

T_peri

—

Radius

0.808 R_J 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

Inclination

89.038 deg 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

Update

2021-04-11

Detection Method

Primary Transit

Mass Detection Method

—

Radius Detection Method

—

Primary transit

2455053.2826 JD 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

Secondary transit

—

λ

—

Impact Parameter b

0.757 ( _-0.027 ^+0.022 ) 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

Time V_r=0

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Velocity Semiamplitude K

—

Calculated temperature

543.0 K 1 publication

The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations

Measured temperature

—

Hottest point longitude

—

Geometric albedo

—

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

—

Alternate Names

KOI-872 b, 2MASS J19170449+4236150 b, K00872.01, KIC 7109675 b, KOI-872.01, WISE J191704.50+423615.0 b

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

12 May 2012/ From TTVs, the upper mass limit for a potential moon is 0.021M_Pl (Nesvorny et al. 2012).
The upper mass limit 6M _Jup is inferred from stability condition of the multiplanet system (Nesvorny et al. 2012).
The inclination, i, is defined relative to the reference plane that is 90° tilted to the sky plane, and rotated so that Ω_b = 270° (all longitudes measured relative to the line of sight; hereafter transit reference system). The orbital inclination of KOI-872.01 relative to the transit plane is i_b = 0.97°, as determined from the transit fit.