Kepler-37 b
Kepler-37b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-37 in the constellation Lyra. , it is the smallest planet discovered around a main-sequence star, with a radius slightly greater than that of the Moon and slightly smaller than that of Mercury. The measurements do not constrain its mass, but masses above a few times that of the Moon give unphysically high densities.
Key facts
- Planet.name
- Kepler-37b
- Planet.image
- Kepler-37b.jpg
- Planet.caption
- Artist's impression of Kepler-37b.
- Planet.discovery_site
- Kepler space telescope
- Planet.discovered
- February 20, 2013
- Planet.discovery_method
- Transit
- Planet.apsis
- astron
- Planet.eccentricity
- <0.098
- Planet.star
- Kepler-37
- Planet.single_temperature
- (, equilibrium)
via Wikipedia infobox
Exoplanet data
- Host star
- Kepler-37
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Mass, radius and temperature
- Host star
- Orbit
- Discovery
- See also
- Notes
- References
Kepler-37b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-37 in the constellation Lyra. , it is the smallest planet discovered around a main-sequence star, with a radius slightly greater than that of the Moon and slightly smaller than that of Mercury. The measurements do not constrain its mass, but masses above a few times that of the Moon give unphysically high densities.
==Characteristics== thumb|left|210px|A size comparison of the planets in the Kepler-37 system and objects in the Solar System