Kepler-395c

Kepler-395c is a potentially habitable exoplanet 616 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus.[2]

Kepler-395c
Discovery
Discovered byJason F. Rowe et al.[1]
Discovery siteKepler
Discovery dateFebruary 26, 2014
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
34.989262[1] d
JD 2454977.22265[1]
StarKepler-395
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.32[1] R⊕
Mean density
2.7856 g/cm3 (0.10064 lb/cu in)[1]

    Habitability and Properties

    It orbits an M-type star. Its radius is 1.32 ± 0.09 times that of Earth.[1] It orbits at 0.171 au with an orbital period of 34.9893 days.[1] Because of its proximity to its star, its likely to be tidally locked, meaning one side always facing the star, and one side always facing away. This means one side is blistering hot and one side is bitter cold. However, in between those hostile zones, there would be a sliver of habitability. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, the sliver may even be global.

    See also

    References
    1. Rowe, Jason F.; et al. (2014). "Validation of Kepler's Multiple Planet Candidates. III. Light Curve Analysis and Announcement of Hundreds of New Multi-planet Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 784 (1): 20. arXiv:1402.6534. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784...45R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/45. 45.
    2. Muirhead, Philip S; Becker, Juliette; Feiden, Gregory A; Rojas-Ayala, Bárbara; Vanderburg, Andrew; Price, Ellen M; Thorp, Rachel; Law, Nicholas M; Riddle, Reed; Baranec, Christoph; Hamren, Katherine; Schlawin, Everett; Covey, Kevin R; Johnson, John Asher; Lloyd, James P (2014). "Characterizing the Cool KOIs. VI. H- and K-band Spectra of Kepler M Dwarf Planet-Candidate Hosts". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 213: 5. arXiv:1406.2718. Bibcode:2014ApJS..213....5M. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/213/1/5.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.