Kepler-22 b

Summary

Kepler-22 b is an unconfirmed exoplanet^[1]. It draws 669 Wikipedia views per month (unconfirmed_exoplanet category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kepler-22 b is credited with the discovery of Kepler Space Telescope^[3].
• Kepler-22 b's instance of is recorded as unconfirmed exoplanet^[4].
• Kepler-22 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[5].
• Kepler-22 b's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[6].
• Kepler-22 b's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kepler Space Telescope^[7].
• Q47570 is named after Kepler-22 b^[8].
• Kepler-22 b's Commons category is recorded as Kepler-22 b^[9].
• Kepler-22 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Q47570^[10].
• Kepler-22 b's catalog code is recorded as KOI-87.01^[11].
• Kepler-22 b's catalog code is recorded as Kepler-22b^[12].
• Kepler-22 b's catalog code is recorded as KOI-87b^[13].
• Kepler-22 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 158984573b^[14].
• Kepler-22 b's catalog code is recorded as Kepler-22b^[15].
• Kepler-22 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 5, 2011^[16].
• Kepler-22 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 2012^[17].
• Kepler-22 b's located in/on physical feature is recorded as circumstellar habitable zone^[18].
• Kepler-22 b's discovery method is recorded as transit method^[19].
• Kepler-22 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0'}^[20].
• Kepler-22 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.72'}^[21].
• Kepler-22 b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+89.764'}^[22].
• Kepler-22 b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+89.764'}^[23].
• Kepler-22 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q681996', 'amount': '+36'}^[24].
• Kepler-22 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q681996', 'amount': '+9.1'}^[25].
• Kepler-22 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+0.0286'}^[26].
• Kepler-22 b's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1155470', 'amount': '+2.25'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include unconfirmed exoplanet^[4] and exoplanet^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include KOI-87.01^[11], Kepler-22b^[12], KOI-87b^[13], and TIC 158984573b^[14]. Q47570 is named after Kepler-22 b^[8].

Why It Matters

Kepler-22 b draws 669 Wikipedia views per month (unconfirmed_exoplanet category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]