Kepler-62e
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Exoplanet Kepler-62e |
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| Artist's impression of Kepler-62e | |
| Constellation | lyre |
| Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18h 52m 51.06s |
| declination | + 45 ° 20 ′ 59.9 ″ |
| Orbit data | |
| Central star | Kepler-62 |
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| distance | about 370 pc |
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Kepler-62e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-62 . It was discovered using the transit method through the Kepler Space Telescope . Kepler-62e is likely an Earth-like planet. He is in the habitable zone of his star. It is therefore possible that life exists on the planet.
construction
Given the age of the planet (7 ± 4 billion years), its stellar flux (1.2 ± 0.2 times that of Earth), and its radius (1.61 ± 0.05 times that of Earth), it is possible that the planet has a core of silicate and iron and is covered by a significant amount of water. According to a model study accepted by The Astrophysical Journal , the entire planet is surrounded by a large ocean. It would then be a so-called ocean planet .
Orbit
The planet orbits its central star Kepler-62 in 122 days. It is about 60 percent larger than the earth.
A total of five planets orbiting Kepler-62 have been discovered. Among them is Kepler-62f , which is also in the habitable zone of the star.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simbad
- ↑ Kepler-62e , http://www.sciencemag.org .
- ↑ MPIA press release - So far most promising candidates for life-friendly exoplanets found . Article dated April 18, 2013, accessed July 14, 2013.
- ↑ Kepler-62e: Super-Earth and Possible Water World
- ↑ 3 Potentially Habitable 'Super-Earths' Explained (Infographic)
- ^ Water Worlds Surface , The Astrophysical Journal.
- ↑ Welt ohne Land from Der Spiegel , accessed on April 6, 2014
- ↑ Two earthlike planets That Could host life discovered , The Indian Express.