Kepler-62 f
Kepler-62f (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-701.04) is a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the star Kepler-62, the outermost of five such planets discovered around the star by NASA's Kepler space telescope. It is located about from Earth in the constellation of Lyra.
Key facts
- Planet.name
- Kepler-62f
- Planet.image
- The diagram compares the planets of the inner solar system to Kepler-62.jpg
- Planet.caption
- Artist's impression of the Kepler-62 system (sizes to scale) compared to the planets of the inner Solar System with their respective habitable zones
- Planet.discoverer
- Kepler space telescope
- Planet.discovered
- 18 April 2013
- Planet.discovery_method
- Transit
- Planet.apsis
- astron
- Planet.semimajor
- 0.718 ± 0.007 AU
- Planet.eccentricity
- ~0
- Planet.period
- 267.291 ± 0.005 d
- Planet.inclination
- 89.90 ± 0.03
- Planet.star
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Physical characteristics
- Mass, radius and temperature
- Host star
- Orbit
- Habitability
- Climate
- Other factors
- Discovery
- Follow-up studies
- Extraterrestrial intelligence target
- See also
- References
- External links
Kepler-62f (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-701.04) is a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the star Kepler-62, the outermost of five such planets discovered around the star by NASA's Kepler space telescope. It is located about from Earth in the constellation of Lyra.
Kepler-62f orbits its parent star at a distance of from its host star with an orbital period of roughly 267 days, and has a radius of around 1.41 times that of Earth. It is one of the more promising candidates for potential habitability, as its parent star is a relatively quiet star, and has less mass than the Sun – thus it can live up to a span of about 30 billion years or so. Based on its size, Kepler-62f is likely a terrestrial or ocean-covered planet. However, key components of the exoplanet still need to be assessed to determine habitability; such as its atmosphere if one exists, since it lies within the outer part of its host star's habitable zone.