Kepler-23b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Kepler team |
| Discovery date | 30 January 2012 |
| Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.075 AU (11,200,000 km) | |
| 7.106995 d | |
| Star | Kepler-23 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.9 R🜨 | |
Kepler-23b is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-23, located in the Cygnus constellation. The exoplanet was discovered with the Kepler space telescope in January 2012.
The planet is bigger than Earth, and its orbit is very close to its parent star. Orbital periods are 7.1 days and it presents a semi-major axis 0.099 AU.