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Proper Name	None
Designations	Kepler-13 A b, Kepler-13 b, KOI-13 b, KOI 13.01, KIC 9941662 (A) b
Classification	Gas giant (hot Jupiter)
Orbital Period	1 day, 18 hours
Mean Distance from Kepler-13 A	5.1 million km 0.03 AU
Mass	9.28 x Jupiter
Diameter	1.51 x Jupiter
Temperature	2,750 K (2,477°C)
Parent star	Kepler-13 A, white main sequence star in Lyra
Other planets in this system	None

The marked star, Kepler-13, is actually a triple system, though that fact is not detectable in this image. Kepler-13 A b orbits the primary of the system, a white main sequence star some fifteen times more luminous than the Sun. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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