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Kepler-37d

Kepler-37d
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Earth Kepler-37d
The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg Exoplanet
Parent star
Star Kepler-37
Declination (δ) +44d31m05.3s
Mass (m) 0.80±0.07 M
Radius (r) 0.77±0.03 R
Temperature (T) 5417±75 K
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.32±0.07
Age 5.66 Gyr
Physical characteristics
Radius (r) 1.99 R
Temperature (T) 182 °C (455 K; 360 °F)
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis (a) 0.2076+0.0016
−0.0022
AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.15+0.07
−0.1
Orbital period (P) 39.79 d
Inclination (i) 89.335+0.043
−0.047
°
Discovery information
Discovery date 2013
Discoverer(s)
Discovery method Transit
Discovery site Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery status Confirmed


Kepler-37d is an extrasolar planet (exoplanet) discovered by the Kepler space telescope in February 2013. It is located 210 light years away, in the constellation Lyra. With an orbital period of 40 days, it is the largest of the three known planets orbiting its parent star Kepler-37.


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