KEPLER-63b: A GIANT PLANET IN A POLAR ORBIT AROUND A YOUNG SUN-LIKE STAR

KEPLER-63b: A GIANT PLANET IN A POLAR ORBIT AROUND A YOUNG SUN-LIKE STAR

We present the discovery and characterization of a giant planet orbiting the young Sun-like star Kepler-63 (KOI-63, m [subscript Kp] = 11.6, T [subscript eff] = 5576 K, M [star] = 0.98 M [subscript ☉]). The planet transits every 9.43 days, with apparent depth variations and brightening anomalies cau...

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Main Authors: Marcy, Geoffrey W. (Author), Howard, Andrew W. (Author), Isaacson, Howard (Author), Johnson, John Asher (Author), Torres, Guillermo (Author), Albrecht, Simon H. (Contributor), Campante, T. L. (Author), Chaplin, William J. (Author), Davies, Guy R. (Author), Lund, Mikkel N. (Author), Carter, Joshua Adam (Author), Dawson, Rebekah I. (Author), Buchhave, Lars A. (Author), Everett, Mark E. (Author), Fischer, Debra A. (Author), Geary, John C. (Author), Gilliland, Ronald L. (Author), Horch, Elliott P. (Author), Howell, Steve B. (Author), Latham, David W. (Author), Sanchis Ojeda, Roberto (Contributor), Winn, Joshua Nathan (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2014-08-11T18:42:12Z.
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