Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Eric B. Ford et al.[1] |
Discovery date | 25 January 2012 |
Transit method | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.099 AU (14,800,000 km)[1] | |
Eccentricity | 0.02+0.39 −0.02[2] |
10.742434(39)[2] d | |
Star | Kepler-23 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 3.12 ± 0.10[2] R🜨 |
Mass | 0.189+0.033 −0.036[3] MJ |
Kepler-23c is a Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-23, located in the constellation Cygnus.[3] The planet is 3.12 times wider than the Earth[2] and is 0.189 Jupiter masses.[3] The planet was discovered using data taken from the Kepler spacecraft.[1] It is likely a gas giant.