Kepler-67 Explained

Kepler-67 is a star in the open cluster NGC 6811 in the constellation Cygnus. It has slightly less mass than the Sun and has one confirmed planet, slightly smaller than Neptune, announced in 2013.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. The same frequency of planets inside and outside open clusters of stars . 10.1038/nature12279 . 2013 . Meibom . Søren . Torres . Guillermo . Fressin . Francois . Latham . David W. . Rowe . Jason F. . Ciardi . David R. . Bryson . Steven T. . Rogers . Leslie A. . Henze . Christopher E. . Janes . Kenneth . Barnes . Sydney A. . Marcy . Geoffrey W. . Isaacson . Howard . Fischer . Debra A. . Howell . Steve B. . Horch . Elliott P. . Jenkins . Jon M. . Schuler . Simon C. . Crepp . Justin . Nature . 499 . 7456 . 55–58 . 23803764 . 1307.5842 . 2013Natur.499...55M . 4356893 .

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