Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Jason Steffen et al. |
Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
Discovery date | 25 January 2012 |
Transit | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.05375 AU (8,041,000 km)[2] | |
5.91227[2] d | |
Star | Kepler-28 |
Physical characteristics | |
2.41+0.04 −0.17[2] R🜨 | |
Mass | 8.8+3.8 −3.1ME[3] |
Temperature | 743 K[3] |
Kepler-28b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Kepler-28. It is a transiting planet that is smaller than Jupiter that orbits very closely to Kepler-28.
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