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![]() Size comparison of the planet K2-296b (artistic concept) with Earth | |
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | René Heller et al. |
Discovery date | 2019 |
Transit method | |
Designations | |
EPIC 201238110 b, TIC 35019000 b, UCAC4 434-056021 b[2] | |
Orbital characteristics[3] | |
0.135 | |
28.1696+0.0043 −0.0038 [4] | |
Inclination | 89.8° |
Star | EPIC 201238110 |
Physical characteristics[1] | |
0.167+0.018 −0.04 RJ | |
Mass | ~4.2 ME[3] |
Temperature | 277 K (4 °C; 39 °F, equilibrium)[3] |
K2-296b (more commonly referred to as EPIC 201238110 b) is a potentially habitable[3] planet discovered by Heller et al.[5] in 2019, orbiting the M-dwarf star[6] EPIC 201238110.
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