Kepler-47b
This diagram compares our own solar system to Kepler-47, a double-star system containing two planets, one orbiting in the so-called "habitable zone." | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Kepler spacecraft |
| Discovery date | August 3, 2012 |
| Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.2962 (± 0.004) AU | |
| Eccentricity | <0.035 |
| 49.532+0.04 −0.027 d | |
| Inclination | 89.70+0.5 −0.16 |
| Star | Kepler-47 (KOI-3154) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.03 (± 0.12) R🜨 | |
| Mass | 8.427 (± 0.62) ME |
| Temperature | 449 K (176 °C; 349 °F) |
Kepler-47b (also known as Kepler-47 (AB) b and by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-3154.01) is an exoplanet orbiting the binary star system Kepler-47, the innermost of three such planets discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. The system, also involving two other exoplanets, is located about 3,400 light-years (1,060 parsecs) away.