Kepler-90f

Kepler-90f is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-90, located in the constellation Draco. It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in October 2013. It orbits its parent star at only 0.48 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 124.91 days.[1]

Artist's impression of the planets of the Kepler-90 exoplanetary system compared to the eight planets of the Solar System.
Kepler-90f
Illustration of the Kepler-90 system compared to the inner solar system. Kepler-90f orbits between Kepler-90e and Kepler-90g.
Discovery[1]
Discovered byJ. Cabrera et al.
Discovery siteKepler space telescope
Discovery date23 October 2013
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
0.48 ± 0.09 AU (72,000,000 ± 13,000,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0[2]
124.9144 ± 0.0019 d[1]
Inclination89.77 ± 0.31[1]
StarKepler-90
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
2.88 ± 0.52 R[1]
Temperature407 K (134 °C)[2]

    References

    1. Cabrera, J; Csizmadia, Sz; Lehmann, H; Dvorak, R; Gandolfi, D; Rauer, H; Erikson, A; Dreyer, C; Eigmüller, Ph; Hatzes, A (2013). "The Planetary System to KIC 11442793: A Compact Analogue to the Solar System". The Astrophysical Journal. 781: 18. arXiv:1310.6248. Bibcode:2014ApJ...781...18C. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/781/1/18. S2CID 118875825.
    2. Thompson; et al. (31 August 2017). "Kepler Objects of Interest". NASA Exoplanet Archive. NASA Exoplanet Science Institute. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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