Kepler-62f
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Exoplanet Kepler-62f |
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| Artist's impression of Kepler-62f with Kepler-62 in the background | |
| Constellation | lyre |
| Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18h 52m 51.06s |
| declination | + 45 ° 20 ′ 59.9 ″ |
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| Central star | Kepler-62 |
| Further data | |
| distance | about 370 pc |
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Kepler 62f is an exoplanet orbiting in the Kepler-62 system in the constellation Lyra . It is located about 1200 light years from Earth.
Kepler-62f has about 1.41 times the radius of the earth and is located in the so-called " habitable zone ". Presumably it is a planet that is completely surrounded by water ice. It could also be a so-called ocean planet .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simbad
- ↑ Kepler-62f: A Possible Water World
- ↑ 3 Potentially Habitable 'Super-Earths' Explained (Infographic)
- ↑ A planet 1,200 light-years away is a good prospect for a habitable world ucla.edu, accessed on May 30, 2016
- ↑ Olaf Stampf : World without a country . In: Der Spiegel . No. 11 , 2014, p. 130-132 ( Online - Mar. 10, 2014 ).
Web links
- redorbit.com - Super Earth Found In Habitable Zone Within Lyra Constellation
- MPIA press release - So far most promising candidates for life-friendly exoplanets found . Article dated April 18, 2013, accessed July 14, 2013.