Kepler-11: On the Formation of an Extremely Compact Six-Planet System

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Sep 2011

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American Astronomical Society, ESS meeting #2, #16.02

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Kepler-11 is a G dwarf star with a system of six transiting planets that were announced by the Kepler Team in February 2011. All six planets orbit within 0.5 AU of Kepler-11, with the inner five on nearly circular, coplanar orbits within 0.25 AU of the star. This extremely dense system provides a remarkable testbed for planet formation theories. Formation and migration scenarios are considered that are consistent with the composition and orbital parameters of these planets. We also present results from a suite of numerical simulations of the final stages of planet formation within a massive protoplanetary disk around Kepler-11. We recently modified the Mercury integration package to include eccentricity damping to mimic the presence of small bodies and gas in the disk, and will discuss the feasibility of the In Situ formation of this dynamically compact system.

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