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Kepler-447b

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Kepler-447b
Discovery
Discovered byKepler Spacecraft
Discovery date2015
Primary Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.0769 - 0.0062 + 0.0079 AU
Eccentricity0.12 ± 0.04
7.79430132 ± 1.82e-06 d
Inclination86.55 - 0.24 + 0.32
StarKepler-447
Physical characteristics
1.65 ± 0.59 RJ
Mass1.37 ± 0.48 MJ

Kepler-447b is a confirmed exoplanet. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas giant with a bulk composition similar to that of Jupiter. Unlike Jupiter, but similar to many planets detected around other stars, Kepler-447b is located very close to its star, and belongs to the class of planets known as hot Jupiters. It has an extremely grazing transit, a property that could be used to detect further properties such as perturbations of the orbit due to other nearby objects or stellar pulsations.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lillo-Box, J.; et al. (2015). "Kepler-447b: a hot-Jupiter with an extremely grazing transit". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 577. A105. arXiv:1502.03267. Bibcode:2015A&A...577A.105L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201425428. S2CID 118328553.
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