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Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
Discovery date | 2014 |
Transit | |
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0.26300 AU (39,344,000 km) | |
63.33587900 d | |
Inclination | 89.950 |
Star | Kepler-296 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.790 R🜨 |
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]
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.
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 |
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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] |
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