Kepler-296b
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.
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| Transit[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| 0.079±0.013 AU | |
| Eccentricity | < 0.33[2] |
| 10.8644+0.0001 −0.0000 | |
| Physical characteristics[1] | |
Mean radius | 1.6±0.3 R🜨 (0.14+0.03 −0.02 RJ) |
| Mass | 3.22 M🜨[2] |
The following plot shows the approximate sizes of the planets in this system compared to planets in the Solar System.[3]
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
- "Open Exoplanet Catalogue - Kepler-296 b". www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- "Kepler-296b". EXOPLANET EXPLOARATION NASA. NASA. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- "Open Exoplanet Catalogue - Kepler-296 b". www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- "Astronomers Catalog Planets That May Be Earthlike". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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