Kepler-6b: A transiting hot jupiter orbiting a metal-rich star

Edward W. Dunham; William J. Borucki; David G. Koch; Natalie M. Batalha; Lars A. Buchhave; Timothy M. Brown; Douglas A. Caldwell; William D. Cochran; Michael Endl; Debra Fischer; Gabor Furész; Thomas N. Gautier; John C. Geary; Ronald L. Gilliland; Alan Gould; Steve B. Howell; Jon M. Jenkins; Hans Kjeldsen; David W. Latham; Jack J. Lissauer; Geoffrey W. Marcy; Søren Meibom; David G. Monet; Jason F. Rowe; Dimitar D. Sasselov

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Kepler-6b: A transiting hot jupiter orbiting a metal-rich star

Edward W. Dunham, William J. Borucki, David G. Koch, Natalie M. Batalha, Lars A. Buchhave, Timothy M. Brown, Douglas A. Caldwell, William D. Cochran, Michael Endl, Debra Fischer, Gabor Furész, Thomas N. Gautier, John C. Geary, Ronald L. Gilliland, Alan Gould, Steve B. Howell, Jon M. Jenkins, Hans Kjeldsen, David W. Latham, Jack J. LissauerGeoffrey W. Marcy, Søren Meibom, David G. Monet, Jason F. Rowe, Dimitar D. Sasselov

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We announce the discovery of Kepler-6b, a transiting hot Jupiter orbiting a star with unusually high metallicity, . The planet's mass is about 2/3 that of Jupiter, M _P = 0.67 M _J, and the radius is 30% larger than that of Jupiter, R _P = 1.32 R _J, resulting in a density of ρ_P = 0.35 g cm^-3, a fairly typical value for such a planet. The orbital period is P = 3.235 days. The host star is both more massive than the Sun, M = 1.21 M _⊙, and larger than the Sun, R _* = 1.39 R _⊙.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L136-L139
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	713
Issue number	2 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/713/2/L136
State	Published - 2010

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Dunham, E. W., Borucki, W. J., Koch, D. G., Batalha, N. M., Buchhave, L. A., Brown, T. M., Caldwell, D. A., Cochran, W. D., Endl, M., Fischer, D., Furész, G., Gautier, T. N., Geary, J. C., Gilliland, R. L., Gould, A., Howell, S. B., Jenkins, J. M., Kjeldsen, H., Latham, D. W., ... Sasselov, D. D. (2010). Kepler-6b: A transiting hot jupiter orbiting a metal-rich star. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 713(2 PART 2), L136-L139. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/713/2/L136

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