Astronomy and Space

Kepler-11

Kepler-11, also designated as 2MASS J19482762+4154328, is a Sun-like star slightly larger than the Sun in the constellation Cygnus, located some 2,110 light years from Earth. It is located within the field of vision of the Kepler space telescope, the satellite that NASA's Kepler Mission uses to detect planets that may be transiting their stars. Announced on 2 February 2011, the planetary system is among the most compact and flattest systems yet discovered. It is the first discovered case of a star system with six transiting planets. All discovered planets are larger than Earth, with the larger one being about Neptune's size.

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• ▸Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
• ▸Fort Lee, New Jersey
• ▸Astrobotic Technology

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