Astronomy:Kepler-296b
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Short description: Exoplanet
| Discovery[2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| Transit[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| 0.079±0.013 AU | |
| Eccentricity | < 0.33[1] |
| Orbital period | 10.8644+0.0001 −0.0000 |
| Physical characteristics[2] | |
| Mean radius | 1.6±0.3 R⊕ (0.14+0.03 −0.02 RJ) |
| Mass | 3.22 M⊕[1] |
The following plot shows the approximate sizes of the planets in this system compared to planets in the Solar System.[3]
Kepler-296b is an s-type exoplanet located in the binary star system Kepler-296. All 5 planets in this system orbit around the primary star.
It has been classed as a hot superterran.
It was discovered by the Kepler space telescope in 2014 using the transit method and was originally classed as a planet candidate, but during a study[4] 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-296b is an exoplanet with "more than 99% confidence".
Data
As with most other exoplanets, not many parameters are known about Kepler-296b. The few that are, are listed in the infobox to the right.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kepler-296b". NASA. https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/5661/kepler-296-b/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Open Exoplanet Catalogue - Kepler-296 b". http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-296%20b/.
- ↑ "Open Exoplanet Catalogue - Kepler-296 b". http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-296%20b/.
- ↑ "Astronomers Catalog Planets That May Be Earthlike" (in en). https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/astronomers-catalog-planets-that-may-be-earthlike.
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