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 |
Detection method | Transit (Kepler Mission) |
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Semi-major axis | 0.075 AU (11,200,000 km) |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 7.106995 d[1] |
| Star | Kepler-23 |
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Mean radius | 1.9 REarth |
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]
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