Kepler-451b

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Kepler-451b
Discovery
Discovery siteKepler Space Observatory
Discovery date2015
Eclipse Timing Variations
Orbital characteristics
0.92 ± 0.02 AU (137,600,000 ± 3,000,000 km)[1]
Eccentricitynull
416±2 d[1]
Star2MASS J19383260+4603591 A/B
Physical characteristics
Mass604±32[1] ME

Kepler-451b, also known as 2MASS J19383260+4603591 b, is a circumbinary exoplanet orbiting the two stars 2MASS J19383260+4603591. It has a mass of 604±32 Earth Masses or 1.9±0.1 Jupiter Masses. It was discovered using Eclipse Timing Variations by the Kepler space telescope in 2015.[2]

The existence of the planet was disputed in 2020 though,[3] but in 2022 a confirmation was announced.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "2MASS J19383260+4603591 b/Kepler-451 b CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  2. ^ Detection of a planet in the sdB + M dwarf binary system 2M 1938+4603
  3. ^ Krzesinski, J.; Blokesz, A.; Siwak, M.; Stachowski, G. (2020), "The quest for planets around subdwarfs and white dwarfs from Keplerspace telescope fields", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 642: A105, arXiv:2009.02749, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202038121, S2CID 221516872
  4. ^ Esmer, Ekrem Murat; Baştürk, Özgür; Selam, Selim Osman; Aliş, Sinan (2022), "Detection of two additional circumbinary planets around Kepler-451", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 511 (4): 5207–5216, arXiv:2202.02118, doi:10.1093/mnras/stac357