1. (Ames Research Center)
Roger Hunter
(Ames Research Center)
& Kepler Team
March 26, 2010

2. Life on HAT-P-7b? HAT-P-7: Distance: 320 pc Magnitude: 10.5
Mass: 1.47 Msun
Temp: 6350 K
Radius: 1.84 Rsun
HAT-P-7b
Mass: 1.8 MJ
Semimajor axis: AU
Orbital Period: days
Radius: 1.4 RJ
Temperature: 2650 K 2

3. KEPLER HAS THE PRECISION TO DETECT EARTH-SIZE PLANETS

9. KEPLER IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE SEARCH FOR LIFE IN OUR GALAXY.
By 2013, Kepler should;
Determine whether Earths in the Habitable Zones of other stars are common or rare.
Guides the next step in our exploration of our Milky Way Galaxy

10. What Does HAT-P7b Sound Like?
We extracted the harmonic components from Quarter 1 light curves of variable stars
Extended these time series to and equivalent of 3.5 years of data
Wrote out as WAV files sampled at 8192 Hz
What HAT-P7b “sounds” like: Another interesting star:
Image by Carter Roberts ( ) 10

11. Music From the Stars (2)
Image by Carter Roberts ( ) 11

12. A VERY HOT COMPANION LIGHT CURVE OCCULTATION: 1300 ppm TRANSIT; 500ppm
Star temperature = 9400K
Companion temperature = 12,200K
Companion size = 0.8 RJ

13. BINARY WITH CIRCUMBINARY PLANET?
Binary Star
Planet ?
LOS x
Focus of ellipse

14. Ultra Deep Field (Hubble Space Telescope)