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Kepler-296c

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Kepler-296c
The approximate sizes of the planets in this system compared to planets in the Solar System.[1]
Discovery
Discovered byKepler space telescope
Discovery date2014
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 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

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  1. ^ a b "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.