EPIC 2037 b

EPIC 2037 b

Exoplanet		List of exoplanets Size comparison Jupiter EPIC 2037 b
Parent star
Star		EPIC 2037
Right ascension	(α)	16:10:18.0[1]
Declination	(δ)	-24:59:25[1]
Distance		590.343±55.4466 ly (181.0 (± 17.0)[1] pc)
Mass	(m)	1.12 (± 0.05)[1] M☉
Radius	(r)	1.21 (± 0.11)[1] R☉
Temperature	(T)	5743.0 (± 60.0)[1] K
Metallicity	[Fe/H]	0.42 (± 0.04)[1]
Age		5.0 (± 1.8)[1] Gyr
Physical characteristics
Mass	(m)	0.0661 (± 0.017) [1] MJ (22.34±5.4[1] M⊕)
Radius	(r)	0.507 (± 0.05)[1] RJ (5.577±0.55[1] R⊕)
Density	(ρ)	0.7103[2] g cm^−3
Temperature	(T)	767 K (494 °C; 921 °F)
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis	(a)	0.0775[1] AU
Eccentricity	(e)	0[1]
Orbital period	(P)	20.8851 (± 0.0003)[1] d
Inclination	(i)	[1]°
Discovery information
Discovery date		Nov. 17, 2015
Discoverer(s)		PETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al.[1][3]
Discovery method		Transit
Discovery site		Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery status		Confirmed

EPIC 2037 b^[1] also known as EPIC 203771098 b is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star EPIC 203771098 every 21 days. It has about the same density as Saturn, at 0.7103 g/cm³,^[3] which indicates that the planet is clearly a gas giant.

References

1. "Planet EPIC 2037 b". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
2. "HEC: Exoplanets Calculator - Planetary Habitability Laboratory @ UPR Arecibo". phl.upr.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. Petigura, Erik A.; et al. (14 November 2015). "Two Transiting Low Density Sub-Saturns from K2". arXiv:1511.04497. Bibcode:2015arXiv151104497P. Retrieved 2015-11-23.