Kepler-296f
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.26300 AU (39,344,000 km) | |
| 63.33587900 d | |
| Inclination | 89.950 |
| Star | Kepler-296 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.790 R🜨 | |
| Temperature | 194 K (−79 °C; −110 °F) |
Kepler-296f (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-1422.04) 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.