| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2012 |
| Transit ( Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.1153 AU (17,250,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | <0.04 |
| 13.83989 d | |
| Inclination | ~90 |
| Star | Kepler-36 (KOI-277) |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.486 R🜨 |
| Mass | 4.45 ME |
Mean
density | 6.8 g/ cm3 (0.25 lb/cu in) |
| Temperature | 978±11 K |
Kepler-36b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-36. [1] This planet has the closest conjunction to Kepler-36c every 97 days. Its density is similar to that of iron. [2]
During their closest approach, Kepler-36b and Kepler-36c are located only 0.013 AU (about 1,900,000 km) from each other, which causes extreme transit-timing variations for both planets. Transit-timing variations caused by Kepler-36c are strong enough to put narrow constraints on Kepler-36b's mass. [2] The close proximity of the planet to its host star combined with its relatively low mass caused the planet to lose all or most of its primordial hydrogen/helium envelope. [3]
References
- ^ Thomas H. Maugh II (2012-06-21). "Astronomers find unlikely pair of planets orbiting star". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ a b Carter, J. A.; et al. (2012). "Kepler-36: A Pair of Planets with Neighboring Orbits and Dissimilar Densities". Science. 337 (6094): 556–559. arXiv: 1206.4718. Bibcode: 2012Sci...337..556C. doi: 10.1126/science.1223269. PMID 22722249. S2CID 40245894.
- ^ Bodenheimer, P.; Stevenson, D.; Lissauer, J.; D'Angelo, G. (2018). "New Formation Models for the Kepler-36 System". The Astrophysical Journal. 868 (2): id. 138 (17 pp.). arXiv: 1810.07160. Bibcode: 2018ApJ...868..138B. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aae928. S2CID 59055335.
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