Kepler-36

Kepler -36 is a 1200 light years from Earth distant star.

In its planetary system are the exoplanet Kepler - 36b and Kepler - 36c. With nearly two million kilometers distance they are the most densely -spaced planets that have been discovered so far (as of June 22, 2012 ).

The planet Kepler - 36b is a super-Earth and has about 4.5 times the mass of Kepler - 36c is about 8 Earth masses comparable to the planet Neptune. The orbital period of the planet is 14 ( Kepler - 36b ) or 16 days ( Kepler - 36c). Both planets outside the habitable zone of Kepler- 36th