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Kepler-46 previously designated KOI-872 is a star located in the constellation Cygnus. Observed since 2009 by the Kepler space observatory it has since been found to possess a planetary system consisting of at least two planets and while it has a similar mass to the Sun (90%) it is significantly older at ten billion years.Kepler-46 b (previously KOI-872.01) was the first planet discovered in the system. It was found through detailed analysis of Kepler space observatory data.