Planet Kepler-12 b
| Name | Kepler-12 b | ||
| Planet Status | Confirmed | ||
| Discovered in | 2011 | ||
| Mass | 0.431 ( -0.041 +0.041 ) MJ |  |
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| Mass*sin(i) | — | ||
| Semi-Major Axis | 0.0556 (± 0.0007) AU | |
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| Orbital Period | 4.4379637 (± 2e-07) day | |
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| Eccentricity | 0.01 | |
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| ω | 182.0 (± 98.0) deg | |
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| Tperi | — | ||
| Radius | 1.695 ( -0.032 +0.032 ) RJ | |
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| Inclination | 88.76 (± 0.08) deg | |
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| Update | 2015-02-26 | ||
| Detection Method | Primary Transit | ||
| Mass Detection Method | — | ||
| Radius Detection Method | — | ||
| Primary transit | 2455004.00835 (± 2e-05) JD | |
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| Secondary transit | — | ||
| λ | — | ||
| Impact Parameter b | — | ||
| Time Vr=0 | — | ||
| Velocity Semiamplitude K | — | ||
| Calculated temperature | 1477.0 K | |
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| Measured temperature | — | ||
| Hottest point longitude | — | ||
| Geometric albedo | 0.09 (± 0.02) | ||
| Surface gravity log(g/gH) | — | ||
| Alternate Names | — |
Star
Kepler-12| Name | Kepler-12 | ||
| Distance | — | ||
| Spectral type | G0 | ||
| Apparent magnitude V | 13.4 | ||
| Mass | 1.166 ( -0.054 +0.054 ) MSun | |
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| Age | 4.0 ( -0.4 +0.4 ) Gyr | |
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| Effective temperature | 5947.0 (± 100.0) K | |
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| Radius | 1.483 ( -0.029 +0.029 ) RSun | |
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| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.07 (± 0.04) | |
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| Detected Disc | — | ||
| Magnetic Field | — | ||
| RA2000 | 19:04:58.4 | ||
| Dec2000 | +50:02:25 | ||
| Alternate Names | KOI-20, KIC 11804465, 2MASS J19045842+5002253 | ||
| Planetary system | 1 planet |
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