Kepler-443b explained
| Kepler-443b |
| Discoverer: | Guillermo Torres et al. |
| Discovery Site: | Kepler |
| Discovered: | January 7, 2015 |
| Apsis: | astron |
| Semimajor: | 0.495AU |
| Eccentricity: | ≥0.11 |
| Period: | 177.6693 d |
| Inclination: | 89.94 |
| Time Periastron: | JD 2455630.2460 |
| Mean Radius: | 2.33[1] |
Kepler-443b is an exoplanet about 2,540 light-years from Earth.[2] It has an 89.9 percent chance of being in the star's habitable zone, yet only a 4.9 percent chance of being rocky.[1]
Characteristics
Mass, radius and temperature
Kepler-443b has a mass of 6.04 Earth masses,[3] a radius of 2.33 Earth radii and a temperature of 247 kelvin.
Host star
Kepler-443b orbits a K-type star called Kepler-443, 2541 light-years away.
Orbit
Kepler-443b takes 177.6693 days to orbit its star, with an inclination of 89.94°, a semimajor axis of 0.495 AU and an eccentricity of at least 0.11.
Habitability
Kepler-443b may be habitable, but the planet has only a 4.9 percent chance of being rocky. The planet is much more likely to be a water world or a Mini-Neptune.
Notes and References
- 10.1088/0004-637X/800/2/99. 1501.01101. 2015ApJ...800...99T. Validation of 12 Smallkeplertransiting Planets in the Habitable Zone . 2015 . Torres . Guillermo . Kipping . David M. . Fressin . Francois . Caldwell . Douglas A. . Twicken . Joseph D. . Ballard . Sarah . Batalha . Natalie M. . Bryson . Stephen T. . Ciardi . David R. . Henze . Christopher E. . Howell . Steve B. . Isaacson . Howard T. . Jenkins . Jon M. . Muirhead . Philip S. . Newton . Elisabeth R. . Petigura . Erik A. . Barclay . Thomas . Borucki . William J. . Crepp . Justin R. . Everett . Mark E. . Horch . Elliott P. . Howard . Andrew W. . Kolbl . Rea . Marcy . Geoffrey W. . McCauliff . Sean . Quintana . Elisa V. . The Astrophysical Journal . 800 . 2 . 99 . 8512655 .
- Web site: HEC: Data of Potentially Habitable Worlds. 15 November 2017. Planetary Habitability Laboratory. 17 April 2018. 1 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601044944/http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog/data. dead.
- Web site: Eyes on Exoplanets-Kepler-443b.
