Kepler-1513

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Kepler-1513, also known as KOI-3678, is a binary star system consisting of a K-type main sequence star and a red dwarf about 1,147 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. In 2022, studies of the transit-timing variations of component A's one known planet suggested the existence of a subterran-mass satellite, making it potentially the third strong candidate exomoon detected so far (after Kepler-1625 and Kepler-1708). However, follow-up studies rule out this possibility in 2023, attributing it to an unconfirmed second gas giant planet instead.

Kepler-1513 Ab and its (disproven) moon in the foreground (left)

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