Kepler47bs

Kepler47bs is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting the Kepler-47 star system. This star system is unique because it contains multiple planets orbiting two stars, making it a circumbinary system. Kepler47bs is the innermost planet detected in this system.

The planet was discovered using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope. Its existence was confirmed through observations that detected the dimming of the host stars' light as the planet transited, or passed in front of them. Kepler47bs is a relatively small planet, estimated to be about 3.7 times the size of Earth. Its mass is not precisely known, but it is believed to be a gas giant or a super-Earth.

Kepler47bs orbits its host stars at a very close distance, completing one revolution in approximately 4.9 Earth days. Due to its proximity to the stars, the planet is likely very hot, with temperatures unsuitable for liquid water on its surface. The Kepler-47 system is located about 5,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. The discovery of Kepler47bs and its siblings demonstrated that planets can form and survive in binary star systems, expanding the known possibilities for planetary formation. Further observations are ongoing to refine the understanding of its characteristics and its place within the Kepler-47 system.