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Kepler-12, also known as KIC 11804465 in the Kepler Input Catalog, is a late G-type F star. This strongly corresponds to a solar-type dwarf star reaching the end of the main sequence, and is about to become a red giant. Continue Reading

Kepler-15b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-15. It was discovered in 2011 by the Kepler satellite using the astronomical transit method and later confirmed by the Hobby-Eberly telescope. It is a gaseous planet of somewhat smaller proportions than the Continue Reading

Kepler-17b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-17 in the constellation Cygnus (from the swan). It is a gas giant of the type called hot Jupiter. It has an orbital period of just under a day and a half, which Continue Reading

Kepler-20c is an discovered planet that is similar in size to Neptune. Despite being the third farthest planet from the star Kepler-20, it has a lower orbit than Mercury, meaning it is a hot Neptune. Along with the other four Continue Reading