 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 |
| Transit photometry | |
| Designations | |
| Kepler-296 Ac | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.052±0.013 | |
| 5.84+0.0001 −0.0000 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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 study12 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
References
- "Astronomers Catalog Planets That May Be Earthlike". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (Press release). 4 August 2016.
- "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-296 c". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 5 February 2021.