Kepler-37 b
Sign in to saveKepler-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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kepler-37 b is referenced by 207 other articles, and connects out to list of planet types, list of extrasolar planet extremes and Moon.
It is catalogued under topics including Exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope, Exoplanets discovered in 2013 and Kepler-37.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- Pl
- Distance
- 209 light-years
- Coordinates
- RA 284.0596° · Dec 44.5182°
via SIMBAD · CDS Strasbourg
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
- Discovered
- 2013
- Discovered by
- Kepler
- Orbital period
- 13.37 days
- Radius
- 0.31 × Earth
- Mass
- 0.79 × Earth
- Equilibrium temp
- 718 K
- Distance
- 63.92 pc
via NASA Exoplanet Archive
Wikidata facts
- Diameter
- 27000
- Radius
- 0.276
- Mass
- 0.01
- Orbital period
- 13.3669309
- Image
- Kepler-37b.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- catalog code
- Kepler-37b
- orbital inclination
- 88.63
- time of discovery or invention
- 2013-02-00
- right ascension
- 284.05961573573080
- declination
- 44.51816367760333
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 0.1003
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.098
- right ascension component of proper motion
- -60.520
- declination component of proper motion
- 48.694
- parallax
- 15.6155
- Commons category
- Kepler-37 b
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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