Kepler-1708b

Kepler-1708b
Discovery[1]
Discovery date2019 (candidate)[2][3]
2021 (confirmed)[1][4]
Transit
Designations
KIC 7906827.01
Orbital characteristics[1]
1.64±0.10 AU
Eccentricity<0.40
737.1131+0.00146
−0.00770 d
Inclination89.92°+0.03°
−0.01°
StarKepler-1708
Physical characteristics[1]
0.8886+0.0535
−0.0526 RJ)[4]
Mass<4.6 MJ

Kepler-1708b (previously known as KIC 7906827.01) is a Jupiter-sized exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star Kepler-1708, located in the constellation of Cygnus approximately 5,600 light years away from Earth.[1] It was first detected in 2011 by NASA's Kepler mission using the transit method, but was not identified as a candidate planet until 2019.[2][3] In 2021, a candidate Neptune-sized exomoon in orbit around Kepler-1708b was found by astronomer David Kipping and colleagues in an analysis using Kepler transit data.[1][4] However, subsequent research has raised discrepancies about the possible existence of an exomoon, similar to that of Kepler-1625b.[5]

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