Kepler-59b
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Jason H. Steffen et al.[1] |
Discovery date | 16 August 2012 |
Transit method | |
Orbital characteristics | |
11.8681707 ± 0.00036[1] d | |
Star | Kepler-59 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.1[1] REarth |
Mass | <2.05[1] MJ |
Kepler-59b is an exoplanet orbiting the star , 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]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Steffen, J. H.; et al. (2012). "Transit timing observations from Kepler - VII. Confirmation of 27 planets in 13 multiplanet systems via transit timing variations and orbital stability". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 428 (2): 1077. arXiv:1208.3499. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.428.1077S. doi:10.1093/mnras/sts090.
Categories:
- Terrestrial planets
- Exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope
- Exoplanets discovered in 2012
- Exoplanet stubs
- Lyra (constellation)