Kepler-23b
Kepler-23b is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-23, located in the Cygnus constellation. The exoplanet was discovered with the Kepler space telescope in January 2012.[2]
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| Discovered by | Kepler team |
| Discovery date | 30 January 2012 |
| Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.075 AU (11,200,000 km) | |
| 7.106995 d[1] | |
| Star | Kepler-23 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.9 R⊕ |
The planet is bigger than Earth, and its orbit is very close to its parent star.[3] Orbital periods are 7.1 days and it presents a semi-major axis 0.099 AU.[3]
References
- Van Eylen, Vincent; Albrecht, Simon (2015), "ECCENTRICITY FROM TRANSIT PHOTOMETRY: SMALL PLANETS IN KEPLER MULTI-PLANET SYSTEMS HAVE LOW ECCENTRICITIES", The Astrophysical Journal, 808 (2): 126, arXiv:1505.02814, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/808/2/126, S2CID 14405731
- "Planet Kepler-23 b". Exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "Kepler-23b". NASA Ames Research Center. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
See also
- List of planets discovered by the Kepler spacecraft
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