Astronomy:KOI-7923.01

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Short description: Potential exoplanet
KOI-7923.01
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New Kepler Planet Candidates
Discovery
Discovered bySusan E. Thompson et al.[1]
Discovery siteKepler
Discovery date2018
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Orbital period395.13138[1] d
StarKOI-7923 (KIC 9084569)
Physical characteristics
Mean radius0.97[1] R


KOI-7923.01 is a potential extrasolar planet in the habitable zone of its host star (KIC 9084569)[1] in the constellation Cygnus.[2] It was discovered by the Kepler spacecraft in 2017.[3]

Kepler search field

KOI-7923.01, if it was confirmed to exist, would have an orbit of 395 days, a radius of 97% of the Earth's, and surface temperature roughly similar to Earth's polar regions.[4][1]

In 2017, KOI-7923.01 was considered a potential habitable planet.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thompson, Susan E; et al. (2017). "Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. VIII. A Fully Automated Catalog With Measured Completeness and Reliability Based on Data Release 25". arXiv:1710.06758 [astro-ph.EP]. Kepler catalogue entry
  2. NASA's Kepler finds 20 habitable worlds 'in plain sight' November 02, 2017.
  3. NASA finds 20 habitable worlds 'hiding in plain sight' New Zealand herald 1 Nov, 2017.
  4. Twenty Habitable Worlds Hiding In Plain Sight Spotted By , NDTV 1 November 2017.