Kepler-34b
| Exoplanet | List of exoplanets | |
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| Parent star | ||
| Star | Kepler-34 | |
| Constellation | Cygnus | |
| Right ascension | (α) | 19h 45m 44.6s |
| Declination | (δ) | +44° 38′ 29.6″ |
| Apparent magnitude | (mV) | 14.875 |
| Distance | 4900 ly (1499 pc) | |
| Mass | (m) | 1.0479 / 1.0208 M☉ |
| Radius | (r) | 1.1618 / 1.0927 R☉ |
| Temperature | (T) | 5913 ± 130 K / 5867 K |
| Metallicity | [Fe/H] | −0.07 ± 0.15 |
| Orbital elements Epoch BJD 2454969.2000 | ||
| Semi-major axis | (a) | 1.0896 ± 0.0009 AU |
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0.182 +0.0016 −0.0020 |
| Orbital period | (P) | 288.822 +0.063 −0.081 d |
| Inclination | (i) | 90.355 +0.026 −0.018° |
| Longitude of the node | (Ω) | −1.74 +0.14 −0.16° |
| Mean longitude | (λ) | 106.5 +2.5 −2.0° |
| Time of eclipse | (Te) | 27.887 (Earth days) JD |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | 0.220 +0.011 −0.010 MJ (69.9 M⊕) |
| Radius | (r) | 0.764 +0.0012 −0.0014 RJ (8.56 R⊕) |
| Density | (ρ) | 0.613 +0.045 −0.041 g cm−3 |
| Surface gravity | (g) | 936 +57 −54 m/s² |
| Temperature | (T) | 323 |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | 01-11-2012 | |
| Discoverer(s) | ||
| Discovery method | Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Other detection methods | Eclipsing binary timing variations, Transit timing variations, Transit duration variations | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
| Database references | ||
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data | |
| SIMBAD | data | |
| Exoplanet Archive | data | |
| Open Exoplanet Catalogue | data | |
Kepler-34b (formally Kepler-34(AB)b) is a circumbinary planet announced with Kepler-35b. It is a small gas giant that orbits every ~288 days around two stars. Despite the planet's relatively long orbital period, its existence could be confirmed quickly due to transiting both of its host stars.
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