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Template:Planetbox begin Template:Planetbox image Template:Planetbox star Template:Planetbox character Template:Planetbox orbit Template:Planetbox discovery Template:Planetbox catalog Template:Planetbox end Kepler-438b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-3284.01) is a confirmed near-Earth-sized exoplanet, likely rocky, orbiting within the habitable zone of a sun-like star Kepler-438, about 470 light-years (145 pc) from the Earth in the constellation Lyra. 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 6 January 2015.
Confirmed exoplanet
Kepler-438b, a near-Earth-sized exoplanet, has a radius 1.12 times that of Earth. The planet orbits a sun-like star, named Kepler-438, once every 35.2 days.
Habitability
The planet was announced as being located within the star's "habitable zone", a region where liquid water could exist on the surface of the planet. It was described as being one of the most Earth-like planets, in terms of size and temperature, yet found.
Notable Exoplanets – Kepler Space Telescope
(Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f, Kepler-186f, Kepler-296e, Kepler-296f, Kepler-438b, Kepler-440b, Kepler-442b)
(Kepler Space Telescope; January 6, 2015).
See also
References
- ^ Clavin, Whitney; Chou, Felicia; Johnson, Michele (6 January 2015). "NASA's Kepler Marks 1,000th Exoplanet Discovery, Uncovers More Small Worlds in Habitable Zones". NASA. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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External links
- NASA – Kepler Mission.
- NASA – Kepler Discoveries – Summary Table.
- NASA – Kepler-438b at The NASA Exoplanet Archive.
- NASA – Kepler-438b at The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
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