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| '''HIP 116454 b''' is an ] orbiting the star ], {{convert|180|ly|pc|disp=flip|lk=on}} from ] toward the constellation ]. It is {{convert|20000|mi|km|disp=flip}} in diameter and 12 times as massive as Earth.<ref>{{cite news |last=Overbye |first=Dennis |title=Kepler Spacecraft Finds New 'Super-Earth' 180 Light-Years Away |work=] |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/science/kepler-spacecraft-finds-new-planet.html |date=December 19, 2014 |accessdate=December 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wall |first=Mike |title=NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Finds 1st Alien Planet of New Mission |publisher=] |url=http://news.yahoo.com/nasas-kepler-spacecraft-finds-1st-alien-planet-mission-165844564.html |date=December 18, 2014 |accessdate=December 19, 2014}}</ref> It was discovered by the ] spacecraft '']'', and is the first exoplanet discovered during |
'''HIP 116454 b''' is an ] orbiting the star ], {{convert|180|ly|pc|disp=flip|lk=on}} from ] toward the constellation ]. It is {{convert|20000|mi|km|disp=flip}} in diameter and 12 times as massive as Earth.<ref>{{cite news |last=Overbye |first=Dennis |title=Kepler Spacecraft Finds New 'Super-Earth' 180 Light-Years Away |work=] |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/science/kepler-spacecraft-finds-new-planet.html |date=December 19, 2014 |accessdate=December 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wall |first=Mike |title=NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Finds 1st Alien Planet of New Mission |publisher=] |url=http://news.yahoo.com/nasas-kepler-spacecraft-finds-1st-alien-planet-mission-165844564.html |date=December 18, 2014 |accessdate=December 19, 2014}}</ref> It was discovered jointly by the ] spacecraft '']'' and the Canadian ] satellite<ref>{{cite news |last=Shore |first=Randy |title=UBC astronomers help spot new 'waterworld' planet in our (galactic) neighbourhoody |work=] |url=http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/astronomer+helps+scientists+spot+waterworld+planet+galactic+neighbourhood/10664213/story.html |date=December 18, 2014 |accessdate=December 19, 2014}}</ref>, and is the first exoplanet discovered during Kepler's ]. The discovery was announced on December 18, 2014.<ref name="NASA-20141218-FC">{{cite web |last=Chou |first=Felicia |last2=Johnson |first2=Michele |title=NASA's Kepler Reborn, Makes First Exoplanet Find of New Mission |url=http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/december/nasa-s-kepler-reborn-makes-first-exoplanet-find-of-new-mission/ |publisher=] |date=December 18, 2014 |accessdate=December 19, 2014 |id=Release 14-335}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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HIP 116454 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HIP 116454, 55 parsecs (180 ly) from Earth toward the constellation Pisces. It is 32,000 kilometres (20,000 mi) in diameter and 12 times as massive as Earth. It was discovered jointly by the NASA spacecraft Kepler and the Canadian MOST satellite, and is the first exoplanet discovered during Kepler's K2 mission. The discovery was announced on December 18, 2014.
References
- Overbye, Dennis (December 19, 2014). "Kepler Spacecraft Finds New 'Super-Earth' 180 Light-Years Away". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- Wall, Mike (December 18, 2014). "NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Finds 1st Alien Planet of New Mission". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- Shore, Randy (December 18, 2014). "UBC astronomers help spot new 'waterworld' planet in our (galactic) neighbourhoody". The Province. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- Chou, Felicia; Johnson, Michele (December 18, 2014). "NASA's Kepler Reborn, Makes First Exoplanet Find of New Mission". NASA. Release 14-335. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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