Astronomy and Space

Kepler-23

Kepler-23 is a G-type main-sequence star about 2,860 light-years (880 parsecs) away in the northern constellation of Cygnus, the swan. With an apparent visual magnitude of 13.5, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. This star is similar in mass and temperature to the Sun, but is larger and more luminous. Kepler-23 is orbited by three known exoplanets.

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• ▸CAESAR (spacecraft)
• ▸Classic Gothic
• ▸EQUULEUS

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