Kepler-15b

Kepler-15b
Discovery
Discovered by	Michael Endl et al.
Discovery date	13 July 2011
Detection method	Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.05714 AU (8,548,000 km)
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.942782 d
Inclination	87.44
Star	Kepler-15
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	0.96 RJ
Mass	0.66 MJ
Mean density	0.93 g/cm3 (0.034 lb/cu in)

Kepler-15b is a planet discovered by the Kepler spacecraft. It is a hot Jupiter, with a mass of 0.66^+0.08
_−0.09 M_J, a radius 0.96^+0.06
_−0.07 R_J and a period of about 4.94 days.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Endl, Michael; et al. (2011). "Kepler-15b: A Hot Jupiter Enriched in Heavy Elements and the First Kepler Mission Planet Confirmed with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 197 (1). 13. Bibcode:2011ApJS..197...13E. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/13. hdl:2152/42925. S2CID 16426750.
^ "Kepler-15 b - Visual Exoplanet Catalogue". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
^ "Overview". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

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[Endl2011-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Endl, Michael; et al. (2011). "Kepler-15b: A Hot Jupiter Enriched in Heavy Elements and the First Kepler Mission Planet Confirmed with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 197 (1). 13. Bibcode:2011ApJS..197...13E. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/13. hdl:2152/42925. S2CID 16426750.

[2] "Kepler-15 b - Visual Exoplanet Catalogue". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-09-16.

[3] "Overview". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

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