Kepler-296c

Kepler-296c is a confirmed exoplanet located in the binary star system Kepler-296. It was discovered in 2014 by the Kepler space telescope using the transit method. During a study[1] [2]by members of the NASA Ames Research Center on two other planets in the Kepler-296 system, Kepler-296f and Kepler-296e, they were able to confirm that Kepler-296 c is an exoplanet with "more than 99% confidence".

Kepler-296c
The following plot shows the approximate sizes of the planets in this system compared to planets in the Solar System.[1]
Discovery
Discovered byKepler space telescope
Discovery date2014
Transit photometry
Designations
Kepler-296 Ac
Orbital characteristics
0.052±0.013
5.84+0.0001
−0.0000
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
0.18±0.3 RJ

    References

    1. https://jpl.nasa.gov. "Astronomers Catalog Planets That May Be Earthlike". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Retrieved 2021-03-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
    2. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-296 c". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 21 March 2021.


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