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Kepler 41b

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Discovery status
  
Confirmed

Discovery date
  
July 29, 2011

Other detection methods
  
Radial velocity, Reflection/emission modulations, Ellipsoidal light variations

Kepler-41b, formerly known as KOI-196b, is a planet in the orbit of star Kepler-41. It is a hot Jupiter with about the density of water. It reflects about a third of the starlight it receives.

References

Kepler-41b Wikipedia