Kepler-89e explained

Kepler-89e
Discoverer:Lauren M. Weiss et al.
Discovered:9 March 2013
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:0.3046±[1]
Eccentricity:0.019 ± 0.23
Period: d
Inclination:89.76 ± 0.15
Mean Radius:6.56 ± 0.62
Density: g cm−3
Single Temperature:584K

Kepler-89e, also known as KOI-94e, is an exoplanet in the constellation of Cygnus. It orbits Kepler-89.

Physical properties

It is classed as a type III planet, making it cloudless and blue, and giving it the appearance of a larger version of Uranus and Neptune. It has a mass around 35 times that of Earth.[1] It has a similar density to Saturn, 0.60 g/cm3,[1] giving it a radius 6.56 times that of the Earth.[1] It orbits an F-type main-sequence star at a distance of 0.305 astronomical units (au), with a period of 54.32031 days,[1] making its orbit smaller than that of Mercury's. It has a very low eccentricity of 0.019.[1] It has a temperature of 584 K.[1]

Host star

See main article: Kepler-89. Kepler-89e orbits the star Kepler-89. Kepler-89 has a mass of 1.18 solar masses,[2] and a radius of 1.32 solar radii.[2] It is 3.3 billion years old, younger than the Sun,[2] making its planets about 3,000,000,000 years old (3 Gyr). It has a temperature of 6,210 K,[2] making it appear bright yellowish-white.

Notes and References

  1. 10.1088/0004-637X/768/1/14. The Mass of KOI-94d and a Relation for Planet Radius, Mass, and Incident Flux. The Astrophysical Journal. 768. 14. 2013. Weiss. Lauren M. Marcy. Geoffrey W. Rowe. Jason F. Howard. Andrew W. Isaacson. Howard. Fortney. Jonathan J. Miller. Neil. Demory. Brice-Olivier. Fischer. Debra A. Adams. Elisabeth R. Dupree. Andrea K. Howell. Steve B. Kolbl. Rea. Johnson. John Asher. Horch. Elliott P. Everett. Mark E. Fabrycky. Daniel C. Seager. Sara. 1 . 1. 1303.2150 . 2013ApJ...768...14W . 14261965 .
  2. 2016ApJ...822...86M. 1605.02825. 10.3847/0004-637X/822/2/86. False Positive Probabilities for Allkeplerobjects of Interest: 1284 Newly Validated Planets and 428 Likely False Positives. The Astrophysical Journal. 822. 2. 86. 2016. Morton. Timothy D.. Bryson. Stephen T.. Coughlin. Jeffrey L.. Rowe. Jason F.. Ravichandran. Ganesh. Petigura. Erik A.. Haas. Michael R.. Batalha. Natalie M.. 20832201 . 1 . free .