Kepler-59b

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Kepler-59b
Discovery
Discovered by Jason H. Steffen et al. [1]
Discovery date16 August 2012
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
11.8681707 ± 0.00036 [1] d
StarKepler-59
Physical characteristics
1.1 [1] R🜨
Mass <1.37 [1] M🜨

    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]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 .


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