Kepler-296f
Discovery | |
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Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
Discovery date | 2014 |
Detection method | Transit |
Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.26300 AU (39,344,000 km) |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 63.33587900 d |
Inclination | 89.950 |
Star | Kepler-296 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.790 REarth |
Temperature | 194 K (−79 °C; −110 °F) |
Kepler-296f[1][2][3] (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-1422.04) is a confirmed super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-296. The planet was discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. NASA announced the discovery of the exoplanet on 26 February 2014.[1]
Confirmed exoplanet[]
Kepler 296f is a super-Earth with a radius 1.79 times that of Earth. The planet orbits Kepler-296 once every 63.3 days.
Habitability[]
The planet is located within the habitable zone of Kepler-296, a region where liquid water could exist on the surface of the planet.
Notable Exoplanets – Kepler Space Telescope |
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![]() (Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f, Kepler-186f, Kepler-296e, Kepler-296f, Kepler-438b, Kepler-440b, Kepler-442b) (Kepler Space Telescope; 6 January 2015).[4] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Staff (26 February 2014). "715 Newly Verified Planets More Than Triples the Number of Confirmed Kepler Planets". NASA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Lissauer, Jack J.; et al. (25 February 2014). "Validation of Kepler's Multiple Planet Candidates. II: Refined Statistical Framework and Descriptions of Systems of Special Interest". arXiv:1402.6352. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784...44L. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/44. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Rowe, Jason F. "Validation of Kepler's Multiple Planet Candidates. III: Light Curve Analysis & Announcement of Hundreds of New Multi-planet Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 784 (1): 45. arXiv:1402.6534. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784...45R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/45.
- ^ Clavin, Whitney; Chou, Felicia; Johnson, Michele (6 January 2015). "NASA's Kepler Marks 1,000th Exoplanet Discovery, Uncovers More Small Worlds in Habitable Zones". NASA. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
External links[]
- NASA – Kepler Mission.
- NASA – Kepler Discoveries – Summary Table.
- NASA – Kepler-296f at The NASA Exoplanet Archive.
- NASA – Kepler-296f at The Exoplanet Data Explorer.
- NASA – Kepler-296f at The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
- Habitable Exolanets Catalog at UPR-Arecibo.
Coordinates: 19h 06m 9.60s, +49° 26′ 14.37″
Categories:
- Exoplanets discovered in 2014
- Exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope
- Exoplanets in the habitable zone
- Super-Earths in the habitable zone
- Transiting exoplanets
- Kepler-296