Kepler-5 System

Exoplanetary Scratchpad [SysBP Img]

One of first transiting exoplanets discovered by Kepler announced in a batch of 5 Jan 2010 (Kepler 4-9). It, like the others, is a hot Jupiter. Second hottest of the batch, it is likely quite dark. Its host is about the same temperature as the sun, but is larger and on its way to becoming a subgiant.

Kepler 5 System In the News

Kepler 5 Discovery (2010)

http://arxiv.org/abs/1001.0913

First batch of five planets discovered by Kepler (2010)

• http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2010/01/11/kepler-space-telescope-finds-five-planets/
• http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/science-technology/Five-New-Planets-Discovered-by-NASAs-Kepler-Spacecraft-81147872.html
• http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1541/1
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100104-new-planets-kepler-nasa/

See Also

• Transiting Planets, Kepler Planets