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Exoplanet Kepler-70 b

by

Ron Miller/Novapix

Reference

a-exo99-31800

Date

2017-01-06

Kepler-70b (KOI-55.01) is an exoplanet discovered orbiting the subdwarf B star Kepler-70. It is the hottest exoplanet as of mid-2013, with a surface temperature of 7,143 K (6,870 °C).