Exoplanet

Kepler-20 g

Orbiting Kepler-20

Overview

Kepler-20 g is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-20, discovered in 2016 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

19.96

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

34.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

282.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

524

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

19.96

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

524 K

Parameter source: Buchhave et al. 2016

Orbital Period

34.940+0.0380.035days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2055+0.00220.0021au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

19.96+3.083.61

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0628+0.00970.0114

Eccentricity

0.1500+0.01000.1000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

4.10+0.610.72m/s

Distance from Earth

282.6 pc (~922 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5495 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

6

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.6980°, 42.3386°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-20 g

System Context

Kepler-20 g orbits Kepler-20 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 19.96 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 34.94 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 524 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 282.6 parsecs from Earth and 6 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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