Kepler-33b explained
| Kepler-33b |
| Apsis: | astron |
| Discovery Ref: | [1] |
| Discoverer: | Jack Lissauer |
| Discovery Site: | Moffett Field, California |
| Discovered: | January 26, 2012 |
| Discovery Method: | Transit |
| Alt Names: | KOI-707.05 |
| Semimajor: | AU[2] |
| Eccentricity: | 0 |
| Period: | d |
| Inclination: | ° |
| Long Periastron: | 90°[3] |
| Time Periastron: | jd |
| Surface Grav: | 3.6g |
Kepler-33b is an extrasolar planet orbiting Kepler-33 in the constellation Cygnus. It is one of five planets orbiting Kepler-33.
Discovery
Kepler-33b was, along with twenty-six other planets in eleven different planetary systems, confirmed to be a planet on January 26, 2012.[4]
The Kepler-33 system
Kepler-33b orbits its host star with 4 other planets. All five planets orbit its star closer than Mercury does to the Sun.[5] Of those five, Kepler-33b is closest. All Kepler-33 planets are too close to be in the habitable zone.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- 1201.5424. Almost All of Kepler's Multiple Planet Candidates are Planets . The Astrophysical Journal . 750 . 2 . 112 . January 26, 2012 . Lissauer . Jack J. . Marcy . Geoffrey W. . Rowe . Jason F. . Bryson . Stephen T. . Adams . Elisabeth . Buchhave . Lars A. . Ciardi . David R. . Cochran . William D. . Fabrycky . Daniel C. . Ford . Eric B. . Fressin . Francois . Geary . John . Gilliland . Ronald L. . Holman . Matthew J. . Howell . Steve B. . Jenkins . Jon M. . Kinemuchi . Karen . Koch . David G. . Morehead . Robert C. . Ragozzine . Darin . Seader . Shawn E. . Tanenbaum . Peter G. . Torres . Guillermo . Twicken . Joseph D. . 10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/112 . 2012ApJ...750..112L . 30549908 .
- Web site: Kepler-33b . https://web.archive.org/web/20120503194844/http://kepler.nasa.gov/Mission/discoveries/kepler33b/ . dead . May 3, 2012 . kepler.nasa.gov . December 31, 2012.
- Web site: Kepler-33b . exoplanets.org . December 31, 2012.
- Web site: NASA's Kepler announces 11 planetary systems hosting 26 planets . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318043641/http://kepler.nasa.gov/news/nasakeplernews/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=182 . dead . March 18, 2012 . kepler.nasa.gov . January 26, 2012 . December 31, 2012.
- Web site: NASA's Kepler mission announces 11 planetary systems hosting 26 planets . ucsc.edu . January 26, 2012 . December 31, 2012.
- Web site: Planet Kepler-33 b . https://archive.today/20130628035247/http://exoplanet.hanno-rein.de/system.php?id=Kepler-33+b . dead . June 28, 2013 . hanno.rein.de . December 31, 2012 .
