Kepler-453b
| Exoplanet | List of exoplanets
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| Parent star | ||||||
| Star | Kepler-453 | |||||
| Right ascension | (α) | 18h52m57.91s [1] | ||||
| Declination | (δ) | +46d22m42.5s[1] | ||||
| Mass | (m) | 0.944±0.010[1] M☉ | ||||
| Radius | (r) | 0.833±0.011[1] R☉ | ||||
| Temperature | (T) | 5527±100[1] K | ||||
| Metallicity | [Fe/H] | 0.090±0.100[1] | ||||
| Age | <2.49±0.38[1] Gyr | |||||
| Physical characteristics | ||||||
| Mass | (m) | 0.1±16[1] M⊕ | ||||
| Radius | (r) | 6.204±0.039[1] R⊕ | ||||
| Density | (ρ) | null[2] g cm−3 | ||||
| Orbital elements | ||||||
| Semi-major axis | (a) | 0.7903±0.0028[1] AU | ||||
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0.0359±0.0088[1] | ||||
| Orbital period | (P) | 240.503±0.053[1] d | ||||
| Inclination | (i) | 89.4429±0.0091 [1]° | ||||
| Discovery information | ||||||
| Discovery date | 2015 | |||||
| Discoverer(s) | ||||||
| Discovery method | Transit | |||||
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory | |||||
| Discovery status | Confirmed | |||||
Kepler-453b is a circumbinary exoplanet in the Binary-star system Kepler-453. It orbits the binary in the Habitable zone every 240.5 days. It is also may have a relatively low density. This is due to its mass being likely less than 32 Earth Masses.[1]
References
| Preceded by Kepler-51c |
Least dense exoplanet 2015 —present |
Succeeded by none |
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