Kepler 22-B

Kepler 22-B Kepler-22b is a confirmed extrasolar planet found to orbit the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. The third transit was detected in late 2010.

Kepler-22b, a possible super-Earth, was discovered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope & was announced December 5, 2011. The planet was originally discovered on Kepler's third day of science operations in mid-2009. Additional confirmation data was provided by the Spitzer Space Telescope and ground-based observations. It is 600 light years away from Earth, in orbit around the G-type star Kepler-22.

03/30/2013

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It Interstate Located 600 Light Years Away From Earth In The Constellation Of Cygnus
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