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A diagram of the planetary system of Kepler-56
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Discovered by | Daniel Huber et al.[1] |
Discovery date | 16 October 2013 |
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0.1652 ± 0.0059 AU (24,710,000 ± 880,000 km)[1] | |
21.40239+0.00059 −0.00062[1] d | |
Star | Kepler-56 |
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Mean radius | 9.80 ± 0.46[1] R🜨 |
Mass | 181+21 −19[1] ME |
Mean density | 1.06+0.14 −0.13 g cm−3 |
Kepler-56c is a hot Jupiter[2] (a class of exoplanets) orbiting the star Kepler-56, located in the constellation Cygnus. It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in October 2013. It orbits its parent star only 0.17 AU (16 million mi; 25 million km) away; at its distance, it completes an orbit once every 21.4 days.[1] Its orbit is significantly misaligned with its parent star's equator.[1] Further studies have revealed that a third planet, 56d, is responsible for misaligning the orbits of both planets.
Both Kepler-56b and Kepler-56c will be devoured by their parent star in about 130 and 155 million years, respectively.[3] Further research shows that it will have its atmosphere boiled away by intense heat from the star, and it will be stretched by the strengthening stellar tides.[3]
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