Kepler-93b

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Kepler-93b
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Geoffrey W. Marcy et al.
Discovery dateFebruary 2014 (announced)
Transit method
Designations
KIC 3544595 b, KOI-69.01, BD+38 3583b, TYC 3134-218-1 b [2]
Orbital characteristics [3]
0.05343±0.00065  AU
Eccentricity 0
4.72673978(97)  d
Inclination 89.183°±0.044°
Semi-amplitude 1.89±0.21  m/s
StarKepler-93
Physical characteristics [3]
Mean radius
1.478±0.019  R🜨
Mass 4.66±0.53  M🜨
Mean density
7.93+0.96
−0.94  g/cm3
Temperature 1133±17  K (860 °C; 1,580 °F, equilibrium)

    Kepler-93b (KOI-69b) is a hot, dense transiting Super-Earth exoplanet located approximately 313 light-years (96 parsecs ) [4] away in the constellation of Lyra, [5] [6] orbiting the G-type star [5] Kepler-93. Its discovery was announced in February 2014 by American astronomer Geoffrey Marcy and his team. [1] In July 2014, its radius was determined with a mere 1.3% margin of error, the most precise measurement ever made for an exoplanet's radius at the time. [7]

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    Physical properties

    An artist's impression comparing the size and internal structure of Earth (left) and Kepler-93b (right). Comparison Kepler-93b & Earth.jpg
    An artist's impression comparing the size and internal structure of Earth (left) and Kepler-93b (right).

    The planet has a radius of around 1.478 R🜨 (9,416 km), with an uncertainty of just 0.019 R🜨 (121 km), [8] making it the most precisely measured exoplanet ever in terms of radius as of July 2014. [7] The planet is substantially denser than Earth at 6.88±1.18 g/cm3 [9] thanks to its high mass of roughly 4 ME, consistent with a rocky composition of iron and magnesium silicate. [9] In 2023, the planet's mass was revised upward to 4.66±0.53ME, placing its density at 7.93+0.96
    −0.94     g/cm3, [3] roughly the same as the metal iron (7.874  g/cm3 ). [10]

    Based on these findings, the interior of the planet is likely similar to that of Earth and Venus, with an iron core making up around 26% of its total mass (albeit with a large uncertainty of ±20%), [11] compared to the 32.5 ± 0.1% of Earth and 31 ± 1% of Venus. [11]

    The planet orbits its host star every 4.73 days [8] at a distance of 0.05343 AU (7,993,000 km), [3] less than one-seventh the radius of Mercury's orbit. Its equilibrium temperature is approximately 1,133 K (860 °C; 1,580 °F), [3] which is as hot as lava and well above the melting point of aluminium. [lower-alpha 1]

    Host star

    The planet orbits a Sun-like (spectral type G5V) [5] star named Kepler-93. The star has a mass of 0.911 M☉ and a radius of 0.919 R☉. It has a temperature of 5,669 K (5,396 °C; 9,745 °F) and is 6.6 billion years old. [8] In comparison, the Sun is 4.6 billion years old, [14] has a temperature of 5,772 K (5,499 °C; 9,930 °F) and a spectral type of G2V. [15] The apparent magnitude of the star is 9.931, [9] making it too dim to be visible from Earth by the naked eye. [16]

    The star is host to an additional non-transiting confirmed companion, Kepler-93c, which was discovered using the radial-velocity method and announced in 2014, concurrently with Kepler-93b. [1] The object is most likely a brown dwarf orbiting much farther out than Kepler-93b, though its precise nature remains uncertain. The discovery paper reported a lower limit on the mass of 3 MJ and a minimal orbital period of 1,460 days (4.0 years), [1] while a subsequent study in 2015 weighed the planet at >8.5 MJ and presented an orbital period of >10 years, placing its orbit beyond 4.5 AU from the star, [9] and a 2023 study increased these lower limits further, to a mass >21 MJ, an orbital period >48.6 years, and a semi-major axis >13 AU. [3]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The temperature of lava is typically at 800–1,200 °C (1,070–1,470 K; 1,470–2,190 °F); [12] aluminium melts at 660.32 °C (933.47 K; 1,220.58 °F). [13]

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