Kepler-6b: A TRANSITING HOT JUPITER ORBITING A METAL-RICH STAR

Edward W. Dunham..[et al.]; W. J. Borucki; D. G. Koch; Lars C. Astrup Buchhave

doi:10.1088/2041-8205/713/2/L136

Kepler-6b: A TRANSITING HOT JUPITER ORBITING A METAL-RICH STAR

Edward W. Dunham..[et al.], W. J. Borucki, D. G. Koch, Lars C. Astrup Buchhave

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Abstract

We announce the discovery of Kepler-6b, a transiting hot Jupiter orbiting a star with unusually high metallicity, . The planet's mass is about 2/3 that of Jupiter, M P = 0.67 M J, and the radius is 30% larger than that of Jupiter, R P = 1.32 R J, resulting in a density of ¿P = 0.35 g cm–3, a fairly typical value for such a planet. The orbital period is P = 3.235 days. The host star is both more massive than the Sun, M = 1.21 M , and larger than the Sun, R = 1.39 R

Original language	English
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	713
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	L136-L139
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/713/2/L136
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2010

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