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Kepler-59 b

KOI-1529 b, KIC 9821454 b

Extrasolar Planet in Lyra

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Proper Name	None
Designations	Kepler-59 b, KOI-1529 b, KIC 9821454 b
Classification	Earth-mass planet
Orbital Period	11.9 days
Mean Distance from Kepler-59	15.4 million km 0.10 AU
Mass	1.2 x Earth
Diameter	1.1 x Earth
Temperature	Not known
Parent star	Kepler-59, yellow dwarf in Lyra
Other planets in this system	Kepler-59 c, super Earth
Notes	The innermost of the two known planets orbiting the yellow dwarf star Kepler-59, this planet is only slightly more massive than Earth. Like its larger companion planet Kepler-59 c, it pursues an extremely close orbit of its star, far within the inner edge of that star's habitable zone.

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