Kepler-34b
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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| Discovery date | 01-11-2012 |
| Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch BJD 2454969.2000 | |
| 1.0896 ± 0.0009 AU (163,000,000 ± 130,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 +0.0016 −0.0020 |
| 288.822 +0.063 −0.081 d | |
| Inclination | 90.355 +0.026 −0.018 |
| −1.74 +0.14 −0.16 | |
| 106.5 +2.5 −2.0 | |
| Star | Kepler-34 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.764 +0.0012 −0.0014 RJ 8.56 R⊕ |
| Mass | 0.220 +0.011 −0.010 MJ (69.9 M⊕) |
Mean density | 0.613 +0.045 −0.041 g cm−3 |
| 936 +57 −54 m/s² | |
| Temperature | 323 |
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