Kepler-296c

Kepler-296c

The approximate sizes of the planets in this system compared to planets in the Solar System.[1]
Discovery
Discovered by	Kepler space telescope
Discovery date	2014
Detection method	Transit photometry
Designations
Alternative names	Kepler-296 Ac
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.052±0.013
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.84+0.0001 −0.0000
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	0.18±0.3 RJ

Kepler-296c is a confirmed exoplanet located in the binary star system Kepler-296. It was discovered in 2014 by the Kepler space telescope using the transit method. During a study^[1][2] by members of the NASA Ames Research Center on two other planets in the Kepler-296 system, Kepler-296f and Kepler-296e, they confirmed that Kepler-296c was an exoplanet with "more than 99% confidence".

References

1. "Astronomers Catalog Planets That May Be Earthlike". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (Press release). 4 August 2016.
2. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-296 c". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 5 February 2021.