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Kepler-22b
|- |- |- Kepler-22b Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets |- A diagram of the Kepler-22b System, compared to our Inner Solar System. |- Parent star Star Kepler-22 Constellation Cygnus Right ascension (a) 19h 16m 52.2s Declination (d) +47° 53' 4.0? Apparent magnitude (mV) 11.5 (B-band) Distance 620 ly (190  pc) Spectral type G5V Mass (m) 0.97 M? Radius (r) 0.98 R? Temperature (T) 5606 K Orbital elements Semimajor axis (a) 0.85 AU (127 Gm) Orbital period (P) 289.9 d Inclination (i) 86.83 +0.042 -0.025 ° Physical characteristics Radius (r) 2.4 R? Discovery information Discovery date 2009 (first observed) Discoverer(s) Kepler Science Team Detection method Transit Discovery site Kepler telescope Discovery status Published Other designations Database references Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia data SIMBAD data Kepler-22b is the first confirmed extrasolar planet found by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope to orbit within the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Kepler-22b, a possible super-Earth, is 600 light years away from Earth, in orbit around Kepler-22, a G-type star. Cite error: There are tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{Reflist}} template or a tag; see the help page.
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