Kepler-23b

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.^[2]

Kepler-23b

Discovery
Discovered by	Kepler team
Discovery date	30 January 2012
Detection method	Transit (Kepler Mission)
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.075 AU (11,200,000 km)
Orbital period (sidereal)	7.106995 d[1]
Star	Kepler-23
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.9 R🜨

The planet is bigger than Earth, and its orbit is very close to its parent star.^[3] Orbital periods are 7.1 days and it presents a semi-major axis 0.099 AU.^[3]