Kepler-296f explained
| Kepler-296f |
| Discovery Site: | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovered: | 2014 |
| Discovery Method: | Transit |
| Apsis: | astron |
| Semimajor: | 0.263AU |
| Period: | 63.33587900 d |
| Inclination: | 89.950 |
| Mean Radius: | 1.790 |
| Single Temperature: | 194K |
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.
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.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Staff . 715 Newly Verified Planets More Than Triples the Number of Confirmed Kepler Planets . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304104225/http://kepler.nasa.gov/news/nasakeplernews/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=324 . dead . 4 March 2014 . 26 February 2014 . . 8 January 2015 .
- Lissauer, Jack J. . etal . Validation of Kepler's Multiple Planet Candidates. II: Refined Statistical Framework and Descriptions of Systems of Special Interest . The Astrophysical Journal . 25 February 2014 . 784 . 1 . 44 . 1402.6352 . 2014ApJ...784...44L . 10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/44 . 119108651 .
- 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 . 2014 . 784 . 1 . 45 . 1402.6534 . 2014ApJ...784...45R . 10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/45. 119118620 .
