Planet Kepler-46 c

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

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Planet

Name

Kepler-46 c

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2012

Update

2021-02-05

Mass

0.376 (\begin{matrix} + 0.021 \\ - 0.019 \end{matrix})

M_J 1 publication

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

Mass*sin(i)

—

Semi-Major Axis

0.2799 (\pm 0.0041)

AU 1 publication

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

Orbital Period

57.011 (\begin{matrix} + 0.051 \\ - 0.061 \end{matrix})

day 1 publication

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

Eccentricity

0.0146 (\begin{matrix} + 0.0034 \\ - 0.0036 \end{matrix})

1 publication

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

ω

330.0 (\begin{matrix} + 11.6 \\ - 9.2 \end{matrix})

deg 1 publication

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

T_peri

—

Radius

—

Inclination

87.4 (\begin{matrix} + 1.6 \\ - 1.0 \end{matrix})

deg 1 publication

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

Detection Method

TTV

Mass Meas. Method

TTV

Radius Meas. Method

—

Primary transit

—

Secondary transit

—

λ

—

Impact Parameter b

—

Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

—

Calculated temperature

455.0 (\begin{matrix} + 14.0 \\ - 13.0 \end{matrix})

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 c, 2MASS J19170449+4236150 c, KIC 7109675 c, WISE J191704.50+423615.0  c

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

11 May 2012: The planet c is inferred from TTVs of planet b (Nesvorny et al. 2012)

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Star

Name

Kepler-46

Distance

794.54 (\begin{matrix} + 17.48 \\ - 17.48 \end{matrix})

Spectral type

—

Apparent magnitude V

15.3

Mass

0.902 (\pm 0.04)

M_Sun 1 publication

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

Age

9.9 (\begin{matrix} + 3.1 \\ - 3.1 \end{matrix})

Gyr 1 publication

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

Effective temperature

5309.0 (\begin{matrix} + 200.0 \\ - 200.0 \end{matrix})

Radius

0.79 (\begin{matrix} + 0.44 \\ - 0.44 \end{matrix})

R_Sun

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.41 (\pm 0.1)

1 publication

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

Detected Disc

—

Magnetic Field

—

RA₂₀₀₀

19:17:04.5

Dec₂₀₀₀

+42:36:15.0

Alternate Names

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

Alias 2MASS 19170449+4236150

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Planet Kepler-46 c

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 13 parameters

Planetary system 3 planets

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Planet Kepler-46 c

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 13 parameters

Planetary system 3 planets

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

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