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Kepler-25b

Kepler-25b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Kepler-25, located in the constellation Lyra. The planet was first detected as a candidate extrasolar planet by the Kepler space telescope in 2011. It was confirmed, in 2012, by Jason Steffen and collaborators using transit-timing variations obtained by the Kepler Space Telescope.

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Kepler-25b
Discovery1
Discovered bySteffen et al.
Discovery siteKepler Space Observatory
Discovery date2012
Transits, and transit-timing variations
Designations
KOI-244.022
Orbital characteristics31
0.068 AU
Eccentricity0.0029+0.0023
−0.0017
6.238297±0.000017 d
Inclination92.827+0.084
−0.083 º
StarKepler-25
Physical characteristics3
2.748+0.038
−0.035 R🜨
Mass≥8.7+2.5
−2.3 M🜨
Mean density
2.32+0.67
−0.61 g/cm3

Kepler-25b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Kepler-25, located in the constellation Lyra.4 The planet was first detected as a candidate extrasolar planet by the Kepler space telescope in 2011.5 It was confirmed, in 2012, by Jason Steffen and collaborators using transit-timing variations obtained by the Kepler Space Telescope.1

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  1. Steffen, Jason H.; et al. (2012). "Transit timing observations from Kepler - III. Confirmation of four multiple planet systems by a Fourier-domain study of anticorrelated transit timing variations". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 421 (3): 2342–2354. arXiv:1201.5412. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.421.2342S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20467.x.
  2. "Kepler-25b". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  3. Mills, Sean M.; et al. (2019). "Long-period Giant Companions to Three Compact, Multiplanet Systems". The Astronomical Journal. 157 (4). 145. arXiv:1903.07186. Bibcode:2019AJ....157..145M. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab0899. S2CID 119197547.
  4. Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation From a Position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695–699. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Vizier query form
  5. Borucki, William J.; et al. (2011). "Characteristics of Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. II. Analysis of the First Four Months of Data". The Astrophysical Journal. 736 (1). 19. arXiv:1102.0541. Bibcode:2011ApJ...736...19B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/736/1/19.