List of Kepler exoplanet candidates in the habitable zone

This is a list of unconfirmed exoplanets discovered or detected by the NASA Kepler mission (Kepler Candidates from the NASA Exoplanet Archive) that are potentially habitable.[1][2] Those already confirmed are listed by their Kepler names in the list of potentially habitable exoplanets, and the data may differ when the planets are confirmed. Masses for a pure iron, rocky, and water composition are given for comparison purposes.

Artist's impression of Kepler, the telescope that detected these exoplanet candidates.

The planet candidate KOI-4878.01 could be one of the most Earth-like known planets in terms of size and stellar flux.[3][4][5][6]

Name Star Mass (ME) Radius (R🜨) Flux (F🜨) Teq (K) Period (days) Distance (ly)
KOI-4878.01[7] F 3.0 - 1.0 - 0.4 1.0 1.05 258 449.0 1075
KOI-456.04[8] G - 1.91 - - 378.4 3140
KOI-3456.02 F 4.9 - 1.5 - 0.7 1.2 0.92 249 486.1 1460
KOI-5737.01 G 7.7 - 2.2 - 1.0 1.3 0.99 254 376.2 1833
KOI-5806.01 G 6.3 - 1.9 - 0.8 1.3 1.29 271 313.8 970
KOI-5499.01 G 5.1 - 1.6 - 0.7 1.2 1.43 279 122.6 1965
KOI-2194.03 F 10.8 - 2.9 - 1.2 1.4 0.78 239 445.2 1914
KOI-6108.01 G 3.4 - 1.1 - 0.5 1.1 0.61 225 485.9 755
KOI-5938.01 F 21.7 - 5.0 - 2.1 1.7 1.03 257 545.2 1597
KOI-5087.01 G 15.5 - 3.9 - 1.6 1.6 0.71 234 651.1 1260
KOI-5948.01 G 5.8 - 1.7 - 0.8 1.2 0.58 222 398.5 1427
KOI-5176.01 G 6.3 - 1.9 - 0.8 1.3 1.72 292 215.7 1304
KOI-5949.01 F 44.2 - 8.1 - 3.2 1.9 0.92 249 559.8 1873
KOI-5506.01 F 18.6 - 4.5 - 1.9 1.6 0.66 230 641.6 2638
KOI-6239.01 G 30.6 - 6.4 - 2.6 1.8 0.73 236 406.5 1743
KOI-5888.01 G 38.5 - 7.4 - 3.0 1.8 1.32 273 190.9 2875
KOI-5068.01 F 16.5 - 4.1 - 1.7 1.6 1.69 290 385.3 1740
KOI-5541.01 G N/A - 11.2 - 4.3 2.0 0.93 250 339.6 2550
KOI-5959.01 G 27.8 - 6.0 - 2.4 1.7 1.55 284 251.5 2451
KOI-5236.01[2] F 64.4 - 9.9 - 3.8 2.0 0.79 240 550.9 1605
KOI-5819.01 G 5.9 - 1.8 - 0.8 1.2 0.48 212 381.4 1459
KOI-5413.01 G 70.1 - 10.3 - 4.0 2.0 0.74 236 428.4 1882
KOI-5202.01[2] F 37.2 - 7.3 - 2.9 1.8 0.63 227 535.9 2865
KOI-1871.01[2] K N/A - 13.8 - 5.2 2.1 1.21 267 92.7 1169
KOI-5653.01 K N/A - 10.7 - 4.1 2.0 0.68 231 188.7 1895
KOI-5237.01 G 38.5 - 7.4 - 3.0 1.8 0.60 224 380.4 2761
KOI-6151.01 G 8.7 - 2.5 - 1.1 1.4 0.47 211 431.8 1731
KOI-5545.01 G 3.5 - 1.1 - 0.5 1.1 0.43 206 541.0 1379
KOI-5592.01 F N/A - 18.5 - 6.7 2.3 0.81 241 482.5 3587
KOI-4986.01 G 12.5 - 3.3 - 1.4 1.5 0.47 211 444.0 2112
KOI-5796.01 F N/A - 18.5 - 6.7 2.3 0.78 239 495.9 3110
KOI-5613.01 G N/A - 22.7 - 7.9 2.4 0.94 251 346.4 3972
KOI-5810.01 G N/A - 16.8 - 6.1 2.2 1.41 278 425.6 2336
KOI-5835.01 F N/A - 24.0 - 8.3 2.4 0.91 249 475.0 3791
KOI-5290.01 G N/A - 11.6 - 4.4 2.1 0.61 225 435.5 3793
KOI-4583.01 G N/A - 11.4 - 4.4 2.0 0.61 225 330.9 3127
KOI-5869.01 K N/A - 23.2 - 8.1 2.4 1.21 267 114.4 2007
KOI-3401.02 G N/A - 15.2 - 5.6 2.2 1.52 283 326.7 2697
KOI-5657.01 F 70.1 - 10.3 - 4.0 2.0 1.74 293 284.7 2745
KOI-4333.01 F N/A - 14.7 - 5.5 2.2 1.61 287 309.3 2583
KOI-5874.01 G N/A - 15.5 - 5.7 2.2 1.65 289 287.3 1770
KOI-5889.01 F N/A - 23.2 - 8.1 2.4 1.45 279 374.4 5030
KOI-5135.01 G 70.1 - 10.3 - 4.0 2.0 0.53 217 314.8 2577
KOI-5556.01 G 41.2 - 7.7 - 3.1 1.9 0.46 210 632.0 1459
KOI-5798.01 G N/A - 10.9 - 4.2 2.0 0.48 212 318.3 2632
KOI-5196.01 F N/A - 22.7 - 7.9 2.4 1.84 297 392.5 1424
KOI-5924.01 G N/A - 26.4 - 9.0 2.5 0.54 218 291.3 2604
KOI-3028.02 G N/A - 12.8 - 4.8 2.1 0.45 208 458.2 3759
KOI-5398.01 G N/A - 12.6 - 4.8 2.1 0.43 206 551.2 2154
KOI-4902.01 K 31.6 - 6.5 - 2.6 1.8 0.35 196 409.4 2012
KOI-5749.01 K N/A - 18.8 - 6.8 2.3 0.41 204 282.0 1883
KOI-4961.01 K N/A - 11.2 - 4.3 2.0 0.36 198 349.0 2048
KOI-5829.01 G 61.9 - 9.7 - 3.8 2.0 0.35 196 583.9 2412
KOI-2770.01[2] K N/A - 18.8 - 6.8 2.3 0.39 201 205.4 1511
KOI-5570.01 G N/A - 17.8 - 6.4 2.3 0.35 196 574.7 2236
KOI-5649.01 G N/A - 19.2 - 6.9 2.3 0.29 187 426.9 1861
KOI-6425.01[2] G 18.7 - 4.5 - 1.9 1.6 0.68 231 521.1 2183
KOI-6676.01[2] F 32.6 - 6.7 - 2.7 1.8 1.18 266 439.2 2495
KOI-7040.01[2] F 14.8 - 3.8 - 1.6 1.5 0.48 212 502.2 2483
KOI-7179.01[1][2] G 5.1 - 1.6 - 0.7 1.2 1.3 272.1 407.1 1807
KOI-7223.01[1][2] G 21.7 - 5.0 - 2.1 1.7 0.57 221.5 317 1705
KOI-7235.01[1][2] G 5.8 - 1.8 - 0.8 1.2 0.75 237.4 299.7 2006
KOI-7345.01[2] F N/A - 22.3 - 7.8 2.4 1.2 266 377.5 3748
KOI-7470.01[1][2] G N/A - 10.5 - 4.1 2.0 0.60 225 392.5 1483
KOI-7554.01[2] F N/A - 12.1 - 4.6 2.1 1.13 263 482.6 3361
KOI-7587.01[1][2] G N/A - 18.6 - 6.7 2.3 1.03 256.8 366 679
EPIC 203823381.01[2] M 0.8 - 0.3 - 0.1 0.7 0.40 203 8.3 10
KOI-2124.01[1] K - 1 - 297 42 -
KOI-7617.01[1] - - 0.63 - 342 13 -
KOI-7923.01[9] - - 0.97 - - 395 -
KOI-4427.01[1][2] M 38.5 - 7.4 - 3.0 1.8 0.24 179 147.7 782
KOI-7591.01[2] K 7.2 - 2.1 - 0.9 1.3 0.33 193 328.3 1582
KOI-6343.01[2] F 47.4 - 8.4 - 3.3 1.9 0.61 225 569.5 2910
KOI-5276.01[2] K ? - 15.2 - 5.6 2.2 0.72 235 220.7 2728
KOI-6734.01[2] G ? - 13.1 - 4.9 2.1 0.50 214 498.3 3708
KOI-7136.01[2] G ? - 17.4 - 6.3 2.3 0.52 217 441.2 3654

See also edit

References edit

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