Kepler-296f

Kepler-296f
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star Kepler-296
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension (α) 19h 06m 9.60s
Declination (δ) +49° 26′ 14.37″
Apparent magnitude (mV) 15.921
Mass (m) 0.380 M☉
Radius (r) 0.560 R☉
Temperature (T) 4249 K
Metallicity [Fe/H] +0.168
Physical characteristics
Radius(r)1.790 R⊕
Temperature (T) 194 K (−79 °C; −110 °F)
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.26300 AU
Orbital period(P) 63.33587900 d
Inclination (i) 89.950°
Discovery information
Discovery date 2014
Discoverer(s)
Discovery method Transit
Discovery site Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery status Published refereed article
Other designations
KOI-1422.04; K01422.04; 2MASS J19060960+4926143 f; KIC 11497958 f; KOI-1422 f; WISE J190609.59+492614.2 f
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

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

Kepler296f is a super-Earth with a radius 1.79 times that of Earth. The planet orbits Kepler-296 once every 63.3 days.

Habitability

Further information: Planetary habitability and astrobiology

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
Confirmed small exoplanets in habitable zones.
(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

  1. 1 2 Staff (26 February 2014). "715 Newly Verified Planets More Than Triples the Number of Confirmed Kepler Planets". NASA. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 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:1402.6352Freely accessible. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784...44L. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/44.
  3. ↑ 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:1402.6534Freely accessible. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784...45R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/45.
  4. ↑ 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.
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Coordinates: 19h 06m 9.60s, +49° 26′ 14.37″

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