Kepler-17b

Kepler-17b is a planet in the orbit of star Kepler-17, first observed by the Kepler spacecraft observatory in 2011. ^[1]

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1. 9 relations: Day, Gas giant, Jupiter, Kelvin, Kepler space telescope, Kepler-17, Methods of detecting exoplanets, Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, Super-Jupiter.

Day

A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun.

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Gas giant

A gas giant is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.

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Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

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Kelvin

The kelvin, symbol K, is the base unit of measurement for temperature in the International System of Units (SI).

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Kepler space telescope

The Kepler space telescope is a defunct space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars.

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Kepler-17

Kepler-17 is a main-sequence yellow dwarf star that is much more active than the Sun with starspots covering roughly 6% of its surface. Kepler-17b and Kepler-17 are exoplanet stubs.

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Methods of detecting exoplanets

Any planet is an extremely faint light source compared to its parent star.

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Rossiter–McLaughlin effect

The Rossiter–McLaughlin effect is a spectroscopic phenomenon observed when an object moves across the face of a rotating star.

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Super-Jupiter

A super-Jupiter is a gas giant exoplanet that is more massive than the planet Jupiter. Kepler-17b and super-Jupiter are exoplanet stubs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-17b

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