Kepler-7 [SEP] constellation
Kepler-7
Kepler-7 is a star located in the constellation Lyra in the field of view of the Kepler Mission, a NASA operation in search of Earth-like planets. It is home to the fourth of the first five planets that Kepler discovered; this planet, a Jupiter-size gas giant named Kepler-7b, is as light as styrofoam. The star itself is more massive than the Sun, and is nearly twice the Sun's radius. It is also slightly metal-rich, a major factor in the formation of planetary
HAT-P-7
HAT-P-7 is a F-type main sequence star located about 1100 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. The apparent magnitude of this star is 10.5, which means it is not visible to the naked eye but can be seen with a small telescope on a clear dark night.
Planetary system.
This star has only one known planet, HAT-P-7b. This star system was within the initial field of view of the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft.
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