Kepler-59b

Kepler-59b
Discovery
Discovered by	Jason H. Steffen et al.[1]
Discovery date	16 August 2012
Detection method	Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Orbital period (sidereal)	11.8681707 ± 0.00036[1] d
Star	Kepler-59
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.1[1] REarth
Mass	<2.05[1] MJ

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

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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[Steffen-1] 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.