Kepler-440b
extrasolar planet
Kepler-440b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-4087.01) is a confirmed super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-440, about 850 light-years (261 pc) from Earth. 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.
Confirmed exoplanet
Kepler-440b is a
[super-Earth] with a radius 1.86 times that of Earth. The planet orbits Kepler-440 once every 101.1 days.
Habitability
The planet was announced as being located within the habitable zone of Kepler-440, a region where liquid water could exist on the surface of the planet.
See also
Habitability of K-type main-sequence star systems
List of potentially habitable exoplanets
References
External links
NASA – Mission overview.
NASA – Kepler Discoveries – Summary Table.
NASA – Kepler-440b at The NASA Exoplanet Archive.
NASA – Kepler-440b at The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
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