Astronomy:Kepler-59b
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Short description: Super-Earth orbiting Kepler-59
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Jason H. Steffen et al.[1] |
| Discovery date | 16 August 2012 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Orbital period | 11.8681707 ± 0.00036[1] d |
| Star | Kepler-59 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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. doi:10.1093/mnras/sts090. Bibcode: 2013MNRAS.428.1077S.
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