astro.wikisort.org - MeteoriteKepler-737b is a super-Earth exoplanet 669 light years away.[1] There is a chance it could be on the inner edge of the habitable zone.[2]
Exoplanet
Kepler-737b|
Discovered by | HARPS, Kepler space telescope |
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Discovery date | May 10, 2016 |
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Detection method | Transit |
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Alternative names | KOI-947.01, KIC 9710326 b, Gaia DR2 2126820324123177472 b |
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Semi-major axis | 0.1422 AU |
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Orbital period (sidereal) | 29.5992 days |
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Star | Kepler-737 |
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Mean radius | 1.96 REarth |
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Mass | ~4.5 MEarth |
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Mean density | ~3.3 g/cm^3 |
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Temperature | 298 K (25 °C; 77 °F) |
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Physical properties
Mass, radius and temperature
Kepler-737b is an exoplanet with 1.96 REarth (0.175 RJ). Its mass is unknown, but is estimated at 4.5 MEarth based on a mass-radius relationship.[1][3][4] If the 4.5-earth mass estimate is correct, this gives the planet an approximate density of 3.3 times that of water, giving it the possibility of being a mini-Neptune or, more favorable to habitability, a water world. Due to its stellar flux 121% that of Venus, it may be a smaller version of GJ 1214b, a classic superpressured water world. The planet's equilibrium temperature is 298 K (25 °C).
Star
The star's designations include Kepler-737 and KOI-947.[2] It is an early M-star. The mass is 0.51 solar masses and its radius is 0.48 times that of the Sun.[2][5] The temperature of the star is 3813 K and its metallicity is -0.24, significantly lower than the Sun's.[2] The host star's age is 3.89 billion years, 680 million years younger than the Sun.[6]
Orbit
Kepler-737b orbits its star once every 28.5992 days.[2] It may be within the inner part of the habitable zone, depending on the habitable zone model used. The conservative model/models place it over 1 Earth flux level outside of the habitable zone, but some very optimistic models place it inside the far inner section of the extended habitable zone. If it is not a mini-Neptune, then it might have a small chance of being habitable. It would be substantially hotter than Earth, due to its stellar flux 2.297 times that of Earth,[3] greater than that of Venus,[7] and resulting equilibrium temperature of 298 K (25 °C; 77 °F).[1]
Discovery
Kepler-737b is a confirmed exoplanet that was found by Kepler using the transit method.[2] It was discovered on May 10,[2] 2016.[1]
Nomenclature
Kepler-737b is also known as KOI-947.01, KIC 9710326 b, and Gaia DR2 2126820324123177472 b.[2] KOI means "Kepler Object of Interest" and KIC means "Kepler Input Catalog". Gaia is a European satellite that was launched on December 19, 2013.[8]
Habitability
Main article: Habitability of red dwarf systems
With a stellar flux 2.297 times that of Earth,[3] greater than that of Venus,[7] Kepler-737b is unlikely to be habitable. However, Kepler-737b is considered to be in the habitable zone by the Open Exoplanet Catalogue,[2] based on an extremely optimistic habitable zone model that also places Venus in the habitable zone.[9] Due to its equlibrium temp. of 298 K, with and earth-like GE it would be about sixty degrees Celsius, and with twice its GE, ninety degrees. It is likely tidally locked due to its short orbit; a tidally locked planet would have one side facing the star permanently while the other would be in constant darkness.[10] If Kepler-737b has little or no atmosphere, this could make one side too hot to live on, and the other too cold. However, there may be a "sweet spot" in between the two, where liquid water can exist. This spot would be the planet's terminator line. Kepler-737b may instead have atmospheric circulation that would distribute the heat around the planet, potentially making a large portion of it habitable,[11] although given its stellar flux the most likely scenario is that the planet's surface is too hot to be habitable. Water on Kepler-737b's surface could also distribute heat.[12]
Kepler-737b's density is unknown, so it could either be a rocky super-Earth or a mini-Neptune. The fact that the planet is quite likely to have no magnetic field[citation needed] could spark adaptations to the relatively high radiation level, such as a thick shell of a substance that could repel the radiation or tardigrade-like DNA. In most earthly creatures, DNA is damaged permanently, but with tardigrades, DNA is repairable after being damaged by deadly radiation.[13]
There is a reduced chance of intelligent life on Kepler-737b due to the fair chance that it is a water world, with no dry land.[citation needed] It is likely substantially hotter than Earth, due to its stellar flux 2.297 times that of Earth[3] and resulting equilibrium temperature of 298 K (25 °C; 77 °F).[14] If ice caps exist, then they would likely be much smaller than Earth's, due to the temperature as well as to the possibility that Kepler-737b has more carbon dioxide in its atmosphere than Earth.[lower-alpha 1] It would have accreted the carbon dioxide by gravity or because water worlds are likely to have a lot of carbon dioxide in their atmospheres.[citation needed] More carbon dioxide in an atmosphere equalizes the temperature.
See also
- Gliese 832 c, another Super-Earth exoplanet with a relatively high stellar flux and a small chance of being habitable.[15]
- Desert planet
- Gliese 1214b, a possible water world.
- Kepler-22b, another possible water world that, unlike GJ 1214b, orbits in the habitable zone.
- Ocean world
Notes
- Does not include all possible factors.
References
- "Exoplanet-catalog – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System Kepler-737 b".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Open Exoplanet Catalogue - Kepler-737 b". www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- "Planetary Systems Composite Data". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "About the Planetary Systems Composite Parameters Table". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
If the Planetary Systems table does not have a value for the planetary radius, mass or density or a stellar luminosity, these values are calculated. See How the Archive Calculates Values in the Planetary Systems Composite Parameters Table for a detailed explanation.
- "Kepler 737 Star Facts (Type, Distance, Colour, Radius, Location, Exoplanets & more)". www.universeguide.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-737 b". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- https://www.hpcf.upr.edu/~abel/phl/hec2/images/hec_hz.png [bare URL image file]
- "Gaia | Description & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- "Open Exoplanet Catalogue - Venus". www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Tidally locked exoplanets may be more common than previously thought". UW News. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- Hammond, Mark; Lewis, Neil T. (2021-03-30). "The rotational and divergent components of atmospheric circulation on tidally locked planets". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (13): e2022705118. arXiv:2102.11760. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11822705H. doi:10.1073/pnas.2022705118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8020661. PMID 33753500.
- Sutter, Paul (2021-03-08). "Can super-rotating oceans cool off extreme exoplanets?". Space.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- "Are tardigrades really aliens? | A World Unseen: the diversity of life". u.osu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- Guo, Xueying; Ballard, Sarah; Dragomir, Diana; Werner, Michael; Livingston, John; Gorjian, Varoujan (July 2019). "Temperate Super-Earths/Mini-Neptunes around M/K Dwarfs Consist of Two Populations Distinguished by Kepler and Spitzer Transit Depth Variations". The Astrophysical Journal. 880 (1): 64. arXiv:1804.00071. Bibcode:2019ApJ...880...64G. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab24be. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 119288494.
- "GJ 832c: Habitable Super-Earth or Super-Venus?". Drew Ex Machina. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
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