KOI-7923.01
KOI-7923.01 is a potential extrasolar planet in the habitable zone of its host star (KIC 9084569)[1] in the constellation Cygnus.[2] It was discovered by the Kepler spacecraft in 2017.[3]
Kepler search field
 New Kepler Planet Candidates | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Susan E. Thompson et al.[1] |
| Discovery site | Kepler |
| Discovery date | 2018 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 395.13138[1] d | |
| Star | KOI-7923 (KIC 9084569) |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.97[1] R⊕ |
KOI-7923.01, if it was confirmed to exist, would have an orbit of 395 days, a radius of 97% of the Earth's, and surface temperature roughly similar to Earth's polar regions.[4][1]
In 2017, KOI-7923.01 was considered a potential habitable planet.
References
- Thompson, Susan E; et al. (2017). "Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. VIII. A Fully Automated Catalog With Measured Completeness and Reliability Based on Data Release 25". arXiv:1710.06758 [astro-ph.EP]. Kepler catalogue entry
- NASA's Kepler finds 20 habitable worlds 'in plain sight' Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine November 02, 2017.
- NASA finds 20 habitable worlds 'hiding in plain sight' New Zealand herald 1 Nov, 2017.
- Twenty Habitable Worlds Hiding In Plain Sight Spotted By , NDTV 1 November 2017.
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