Kepler-167
Kepler-167 is an orange dwarf star, Kepler-167, 1,119 lightyears from the Solar system.[1][2]
The star is known to have four exoplanets orbiting it, three super-earth planets, in very close orbits, while the outermost known planet Kepler-167e is a very close match to Planet Jupiter, in mass, diameter and temperature.[2]
In 2025 some results suggested a large exomoon had been detected orbiting Kepler-167e.[3][4][5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ David M. Kipping; Guillermo Torres; et al. (April 2016). "A Transiting Jupiter Analog". The Astrophysical Journal. 820 (2): 112. arXiv:1603.00042. Bibcode:2016ApJ...820..112K. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/820/2/112. S2CID 1892262.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Alicia Cermak (2017-10-02). "Kepler-167 e - NASA Science". NASA Science. Archived from the original on 2026-04-03. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
Kepler-167 e is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 1.01 Jupiters, it takes 2.9 years to complete one orbit of its star, and is 1.883 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2016.
- ↑ Ben Cassese; David M. Kipping; Quentin Changeat; Daniel Yahalomi A.; Justin Vega; Quentin Changeat; Billy Edwards; Alex Teachey (2025-11-03). "A JWST Transit of a Jupiter Analog I: Constraints on the Oblateness of Kepler-167e". Cornell University. arXiv:2511.02067.
- ↑ David M. Kipping; Ben Cassese; Quentin Changeat; Daniel Yahalomi; Alex Teachey; Billy Edwards (2025-11-19). "A JWST Transit of a Jupiter Analog: II. A Search for Exomoons". Cornell University. arXiv:2511.15317.
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David Kipping (2025-11-20). "JWST Surveyed a Jupiter-like Exoplanet for Exomoons: Results". Cool Worlds. Archived from the original on 2026-03-05. Retrieved 2026-06-26 – via YouTube.
The day has finally come! Today we share our results using JWST to look for exomoon around Kepler-167e... buckle in...