this just one planet out of 989 found by kelper

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this is just amazing, any how here is just one out of 989 found by kelper,

Stellar properties

Effective temperature, T[SUB]eff[/SUB]5466 ± 93 K
Surface gravity log g (cgs)4.443 ± 0.075
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.02 ± 0.04
Projected rotational velocity, v sin i0.4 ± 0.5 km s[SUP]-1[/SUP]
Stellar mass, M[SUB]s[/SUB]0.912 ± 0.035 M[SUB]Sun[/SUB]
Stellar radius, R[SUB]s[/SUB]0.944[SUB]+0.060 -0.095[/SUB] R [SUB]Sun[/SUB]
Stellar density, ρ[SUB]s[/SUB]1.51 ± 0.39 g cm[SUP]-3[/SUP]
Luminosity, L[SUB]s[/SUB]0.853 ± 0.093 L[SUB]sun[/SUB]
Distance, D290 ± 30 pc
Transit parameters and physical properties: Kepler-20f (KOI-070.05)

Orbital period, P19.57706 ± 0.00052 days
Times of centre of transit, T[SUB]c[/SUB]2454968.219 [SUB]± 0.011[/SUB] BJD
Eccentricity< 0.32
Planet/star radius ratio, R[SUB]p[/SUB]/R[SUB]s[/SUB]0.01002 [SUB]+0.00063 -0.00077[/SUB]
Scaled semi-major axis, a/R[SUB]s[/SUB]25.15 [SUB]+0.47 -0.63[/SUB]
Impact parameter, b0.727 [SUB]+0.054 -0.053[/SUB]
Orbital inclination, i88.68[SUB]+0.14 -0.17[/SUB] degrees
Planet radius, R[SUB]p[/SUB]1.034[SUB]+0.100 -0.127[/SUB] R[SUB]e [/SUB]
Planet mass, M[SUB]p[/SUB]< 14.3 M[SUB]e[/SUB] (spectroscopic limit)
0.66 M[SUB]e [/SUB]< M[SUB]p[/SUB] < 3.04 M[SUB]e[/SUB] (theoretical considerations)
Planet equilibrium temperature, T[SUB]eq[/SUB]705 ± 16 K


Light Curve for Kepler-20f


all credit for this amazing article goes to Kepler: Home Page


thanks for reading, firebalade.

EDIT want to see more planets discovered by Kepler??? if so click this link. http://kepler.nasa.gov/Mission/discoveries/
 
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