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]

Kepler-59b
Discovery
Discovered byJason 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] ME

References

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  1. ^ 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.