Kepler-14b

Kepler-14b
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Buchhave et al.
Discovery siteKepler spacecraft
Discovery datePaper submitted 27 June 2011
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Eccentricity0.035 (± 0.02)[2]
6.7901236131±0.0000003985[3] d
Inclination90.0 +0.0
−2.8[1]
StarKepler-14A (KOI-98)
Physical characteristics
1.136 +0.073
−0.054[1] RJ
Mass8.40 +0.19
−0.18[1] MJ
Mean density
7.1 (± 1.1)[1] g cm−3

Kepler-14b is an extrasolar planet in orbit around the primary star of the binary Kepler-14 system. It is currently the only planet known to exist in this star system. Kepler-14b is 8.4 times the mass of Jupiter and has a radius 1.14 times that of Jupiter, and it orbits its host star every 6.79 days.[1] It was discovered by NASA-led Kepler mission, which noted the planet as a planetary candidate as early as March 2009, around the same time as the discovery of the first five planets discovered by Kepler (Kepler-4b to Kepler-8b). However, the team was unable to confirm the planet until extensive follow-up observations, as high-resolution imaging resolved the star Kepler-14 as a closely orbiting binary system. The Kepler team would have not noticed that Kepler-14 was a binary star based solely on initial radial velocity measurements (a standard method for confirming a planet's existence), and found that if they had not realized this, their data on Kepler-14b would have been very inaccurate.

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