Discovery | |
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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🜨 |
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]
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]
Discovery | |
---|---|
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🜨 |
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]
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]