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Kepler-69b is the innermost planet of the
Kepler-69
Kepler-69 (''KOI-172'', ''2MASS J19330262+4452080'', KIC 8692861') is a G-type main-sequence star similar to the Sun in the constellation Cygnus, located about from Earth. On April 18, 2013 it was announced that the star has two planet ...
system. It is likely a hot
super-Earth
A super-Earth is an extrasolar planet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17 times Earth's, respectively.
The term "super-Earth" refers only to ...
or
mini-Neptune
A Mini-Neptune (sometimes known as a gas dwarf or transitional planet) is a planet less massive than Neptune but resembling Neptune in that it has a thick hydrogen–helium atmosphere, probably with deep layers of ice, rock or liquid oceans (mad ...
.
References
Exoplanets discovered in 2013
Transiting exoplanets
Cygnus (constellation)
69b
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