Discovered by Jack Lissauer Detection method detected by transit Semi-major axis 0.0677 ± 0.0014 AU | Discovery date January 26, 2012 Alternative names KOI-707 | |
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Discovery site Moffett Field, California | ||
Kepler-33b is an extrasolar planet orbiting Kepler-33 in the constellation Cygnus. It is one of five planets orbiting Kepler-33.
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Discovery
Kepler-33b was, along with twenty-six other planets in eleven different planetary systems, confirmed to be a planet on January 26, 2012.
The Kepler-33 system
Kepler-33b orbits its host star with 4 other planets. All five planets orbit its star closer than Mercury does to the Sun. Of those five, Kepler-33b is closest. All Kepler-33 planets are too close to be in the habitable zone.
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