Kepler-90f explained

Extrasolarplanet:yes
Kepler-90f
Discovery Ref:[1]
Discoverer:J. Cabrera et al.
Discovery Site:Kepler space telescope
Discovered:23 October 2013
Discovery Method:Transit method
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:0.48±
Eccentricity:0[2]
Period:124.9144 ± 0.0019 d
Inclination:89.77 ± 0.31
Star:Kepler-90
Mean Radius:2.88 ± 0.52
Single Temperature:407K

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]

Host star

See main article: Kepler-90. The planet orbits a G-type star named Kepler-90, its host star. The star is 1.2 times as massive as the Sun and is 1.2 times as large as the Sun. It is estimated to be 2 billion years old, with a surface temperature of 6080 K. In comparison, the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old[3] and has a surface temperature of 5778 K.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1088/0004-637X/781/1/18 . The Planetary System to KIC 11442793: A Compact Analogue to the Solar System . The Astrophysical Journal . 781 . 18 . 2013 . Cabrera . J . Csizmadia . Sz . Lehmann . H . Dvorak . R . Gandolfi . D . Rauer . H . Erikson . A . Dreyer . C . Eigmüller . Ph . Hatzes . A . 1 . 118875825 . 1310.6248 . 2014ApJ...781...18C.
  2. Web site: Kepler Objects of Interest . Thompson . etal . 31 August 2017 . NASA Exoplanet Archive . NASA Exoplanet Science Institute . 8 August 2020.
  3. Web site: How Old is the Sun? . Fraser Cain . 16 September 2008 . . 19 February 2011.
  4. Web site: Temperature of the Sun . Fraser Cain . 15 September 2008 . Universe Today . 19 February 2011.