Kepler-76b
Kepler-76b is a gas giant with mass about two times that of Jupiter.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | May, 2013 |
| Stellar flux variations due to relativistic beaming, Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.028 AU | |
| Eccentricity | ~0 |
| 1.54492875 d | |
| Inclination | 78 |
| Star | Kepler-76 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.25 RJ |
| Mass | ~2 MJ |
Mean density | 1.4 g/cm3 (0.051 lb/cu in) |
| Albedo | 0.23 (visible light) |
| Temperature | 2830+50 −30 |
It is a Hot Jupiter that orbits its star every 1.5 days. It was confirmed with the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey and the SOPHIE échelle spectrograph.
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