Kepler-296e
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.17400 AU (26,030,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | <0.33 |
| 34.14234700 d | |
| Inclination | 89.950 |
| Star | Kepler-296 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.530 R🜨 | |
| Temperature | 267 K (−6 °C; 21 °F) |
Kepler-296e (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-1422.05) is a confirmed super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-296. The planet was discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. NASA announced the discovery of the exoplanet on 26 February 2014.