Kepler-59b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-59, located in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in August 2012. It completes an orbit around its parent star once every 11.9 days.[1] It has a radius that is 1.1 times that of the Earth.[1]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Jason H. Steffen et al.[1] |
Discovery date | 16 August 2012 |
Detection method | Transit method |
Orbital characteristics | |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 11.8681707 ± 0.00036[1] d |
Star | Kepler-59 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.1[1] REarth |
Mass | <1.37 [1] MEarth |