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2010ApJ...713L.140L - Astrophys. J., 713, L140-L144 (2010/April-3)

Kepler-7b: a transiting planet with unusually low density.

LATHAM D.W., BORUCKI W.J., KOCH D.G., BROWN T.M., BUCHHAVE L.A., BASRI G., BATALHA N.M., CALDWELL D.A., COCHRAN W.D., DUNHAM E.W., FURESZ G., GAUTIER T.N., GEARY J.C., GILLILAND R.L., HOWELL S.B., JENKINS J.M., LISSAUER J.J., MARCY G.W., MONET D.G., ROWE J.F. and SASSELOV D.D.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report on the discovery and confirmation of Kepler-7b, a transiting planet with unusually low density. The mass is less than half that of Jupiter, M_P= 0.43 M_J, but the radius is 50% larger, R_P= 1.48 R_J. The resulting density, ρ_P= 0.17 g/cm3, is the second lowest reported so far for an extrasolar planet. The orbital period is fairly long, P = 4.886 days, and the host star is not much hotter than the Sun, T_eff= 6000 K. However, it is more massive and considerably larger than the Sun, M_{sstarf}= 1.35 M_☉ and R_{sstarf}= 1.84 R_☉, and must be near the end of its life on the main sequence.

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Journal keyword(s): planetary systems - stars: individual (Kepler-7, KIC 5780885, 2MASS J19141956+4105233) - techniques: spectroscopic

Simbad objects: 4

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