EPIC 2037 b

EPIC 2037 b

Exoplanet		List of exoplanets Size comparison Jupiter EPIC 2037 b
Parent star
Star		EPIC 2037
Right ascension	(α)	16:10:18.0
Declination	(δ)	-24:59:25
Distance		590.343±55.4466 ly (181.0 (± 17.0) pc)
Mass	(m)	1.12 (± 0.05) M☉
Radius	(r)	1.21 (± 0.11) R☉
Temperature	(T)	5743.0 (± 60.0) K
Metallicity	[Fe/H]	0.42 (± 0.04)
Age		5.0 (± 1.8) Gyr
Physical characteristics
Mass	(m)	0.0661 (± 0.017) MJ (22.34±5.4 M⊕)
Radius	(r)	0.507 (± 0.05) RJ (5.577±0.55 R⊕)
Density	(ρ)	0.7103 g cm−3
Temperature	(T)	767 K (494 °C; 921 °F)
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis	(a)	0.0775 AU
Eccentricity	(e)	0
Orbital period	(P)	20.8851 (± 0.0003) d
Inclination	(i)	°
Discovery information
Discovery date		Nov. 17, 2015
Discoverer(s)		PETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al.
Discovery method		Transit
Discovery site		Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery status		Confirmed

EPIC 2037 b also known as EPIC 203771098 b is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star EPIC 203771098 every 21 days. It has about the same density as Saturn, at 0.7103 g/cm³, which indicates that the planet is clearly a gas giant.