Kepler-438b

Kepler-438b[1][2][3]
Approximate size comparison of Kepler-438b (right) with Earth
Discovery
Discovered byKepler spacecraft
Discovery date2015[4]
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.16600 AU (24,833,000 km)
Eccentricity0.03+0.01
−0.03
[3]
35.23319 d
Inclination89.860
StarKepler-438
Physical characteristics
1.12 (± 0.16) R🜨
Temperature276 K (3 °C; 37 °F)

Kepler-438b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-3284.01) is a confirmed near-Earth-sized exoplanet. It is likely rocky.[5] It orbits on the inner edge of the habitable zone of a red dwarf, Kepler-438, about 472.9 light-years (141,8 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation Lyra.[1][2] It receives 1.4 times our solar flux.[6] 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 confirmation of the exoplanet on 6 January 2015.[1]

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b Sample, Ian (7 January 2015). "Kepler 438b: Most Earth-like planet ever discovered could be home for alien life". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Keplercitepaper-060115 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Staff (2015). "Planet Kepler-438 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. ^ Northon, Karen (19 March 2015). "NASA's Kepler Uncovers More Small Worlds in Habitable Zones". NASA. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ Gilster, Paul (6 January 2015). "AAS: 8 New Planets in Habitable Zone". Centauri-dreams.org. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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