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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".
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 | |
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