Kepler-5b
Size comparison of Kepler-5b with Jupiter. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2010-01-04 |
| Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.05064 ± 0.0007 AU (7,576,000 ± 105,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 3.54846 ± 0.000032 d | |
| Inclination | 86.3 ± 0.6 |
| Star | Kepler-5 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.431 ± 0.048 RJ 15.5457 R🜨 | |
| Mass | 2.114 ± 0.064 MJ |
| Albedo | 0.12±0.04 |
| Temperature | 2169+81｜ −113 K. |
Kepler-5b is one of the first five planets discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. It is a hot Jupiter that orbits a subgiant star that is more massive, larger, and more diffuse than the Sun is. Kepler-5 was first flagged as the location of a possibly transiting planet, and was reclassified as a Kepler Object of Interest until follow-up observations confirmed the planet's existence and many of its characteristics. The planet's discovery was announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society on January 4, 2010. The planet has approximately twice the mass of Jupiter, and is about 1.5 times larger. It is also fifteen times hotter than Jupiter. Kepler-5b orbits Kepler-5 every 3.5 days at a distance of approximately 0.051 AU (7.6 Gm).