Kepler-23

Kepler-23 is a G-type main-sequence star about 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.

thumb | right | alt=Comparative sizes of Earth, Kepler-23 c and Jupiter. | Comparative sizes of Earth, Kepler-23 c and Jupiter. Kepler-23c is a Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-23, located in the constellation Cygnus. The planet is 3.12 times wider than the Earth and is 0.189 Jupiter masses. The planet was discovered using data taken from the Kepler space telescope. It is likely a gas giant. The planets Kepler-23b and d both reside in the same planetary system.