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Kepler-199 b

World type: sub_neptune
Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2014
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Kepler-199 b is a fascinating exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-199, discovered in 2014 by the Kepler Space Telescope using the transit method. This quirky world was spotted as it gracefully danced across its star’s face, causing a tiny dip in starlight that caught astronomers’ eyes. While we don’t have an official name beyond its catalog number, Kepler-199 b sparks the imagination as a distant cosmic neighbor in our vast galaxy. Floating far beyond our solar system, it remains a mysterious gem revealed by the keen Kepler CCD Array instrument. Though details about its size or atmosphere remain shy, Kepler-199 b invites us to dream about the countless other worlds awaiting discovery in the starry deep.