Astronomy:K2-146b
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K2-146 b is a Neptune-like exoplanet discovered in 2018 that orbits a M-type star and is found in the constellation Cancer.[1] It was discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope. It orbits around one low-mass star.[2] It is also the only exoplanet to orbit around K2-146.[1][3] Namely, it orbits closer to its sun than Mercury does, and that is being 97% closer to its sun than Earth is to ours, it orbits very rapidly and well inside what would be regarded as the 'habitable zone’.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "K2-146 b". Exoplanets Exploration. 2018. https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/newworldsatlas/6167/.
- ↑ Lazaro, Enrico (March 13, 2018). "Kepler Finds Twelve Exoplanets around Low-Mass Stars". Sci-News.com. http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/kepler-twelve-exoplanets-low-mass-stars-05811.html.
- ↑ "K2-146 b". Exoplanet Data Explorer. 2018. http://exoplorer.org/en/exoplanets/k2-146-b.
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