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| name = K2-146b
| name = K2-146b
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| discovery_site = [[Kepler (spacecraft)|Kepler Space Observatory]]
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| discovery_method = Transit
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| apsis = astron
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| star = [[K2-146]]
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| star = [[K2-146]]
| constell = [[Cancer (constellation)]]
| mass = Unknown
| radius = 0.0266 AU, 0.196 x [[Jupiter]]
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| discovery_year = 2018
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| discovery_site = [[Kepler (spacecraft)|Kepler Space Observatory]]
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K2-146 b is a [[Neptune]]-like [[exoplanet]] discovered in 2018 that orbits a M-type star and is found in the constellation [[Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]].<ref name=NasaExoplanetArchive>{{Cite web|url=https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/newworldsatlas/6167/|title=K2-146 b|publisher=Exoplanets Exploration|year=2018}}</ref> It was discovered by the [[Kepler Space Telescope]]. It orbits around one low-mass star.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Lazaro|first1=Enrico|title=Kepler Finds Twelve Exoplanets around Low-Mass Stars|url=http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/kepler-twelve-exoplanets-low-mass-stars-05811.html|publisher=Sci-News.com|date=March 13, 2018}}</ref> It is also the only exoplanet to orbit around [[K2-146]].<ref name=NasaExoplanetArchive/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exoplorer.org/en/exoplanets/k2-146-b|title=K2-146 b|publisher=[[Exoplanet Data Explorer]]|year=2018}}</ref> Namely, it orbits closer to its sun than [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] does, and that is being 97% closer to its sun than Earth is to ours, it orbits very rapidly and well inside what would be regarded as the 'habitable zone’.<ref name=NasaExoplanetArchive/>
K2-146 b is a [[Neptune]]-like [[exoplanet]] discovered in 2018 that orbits a M-type star and is found in the constellation [[Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]].<ref name=NasaExoplanetArchive>{{Cite web|url=https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/newworldsatlas/6167/|title=K2-146 b|publisher=Exoplanets Exploration|year=2018}}</ref> It was discovered by the [[Kepler Space Telescope]]. It orbits around one low-mass star.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Lazaro|first1=Enrico|title=Kepler Finds Twelve Exoplanets around Low-Mass Stars|url=http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/kepler-twelve-exoplanets-low-mass-stars-05811.html|publisher=Sci-News.com|date=March 13, 2018}}</ref> It is also the only exoplanet to orbit around [[K2-146]].<ref name=NasaExoplanetArchive/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exoplorer.org/en/exoplanets/k2-146-b|title=K2-146 b|publisher=[[Exoplanet Data Explorer]]|year=2018}}</ref> Namely, it orbits closer to its sun than [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] does, and that is being 97% closer to its sun than Earth is to ours, it orbits very rapidly and well inside what would be regarded as the 'habitable zone’.<ref name=NasaExoplanetArchive/>


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K2-146b
Discovery
Discovery siteKepler Space Observatory
Transit
Orbital characteristics
StarK2-146

K2-146 b is a Neptune-like exoplanet discovered in 2018 that orbits a M-type star and is found in the constellation Cancer.[1] It was discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope. It orbits around one low-mass star.[2] It is also the only exoplanet to orbit around K2-146.[1][3] Namely, it orbits closer to its sun than Mercury does, and that is being 97% closer to its sun than Earth is to ours, it orbits very rapidly and well inside what would be regarded as the 'habitable zone’.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "K2-146 b". Exoplanets Exploration. 2018.
  2. ^ Lazaro, Enrico (March 13, 2018). "Kepler Finds Twelve Exoplanets around Low-Mass Stars". Sci-News.com.
  3. ^ "K2-146 b". Exoplanet Data Explorer. 2018.
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