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Kepler-4 is a sunlike star located about 1631 light-years away in the constellation Draco. It is in the field of view of the Kepler Mission a NASA operation purposed with finding Earth-like planets. Kepler-4b a Neptune-sized planet that orbits extremely close to its star was discovered in its orbit and made public by the Kepler team on January 4 2010. Kepler-4b was the first discovery by the Kepler satellite and its confirmation helped to demonstrate the spacecraft’s effectiveness.