Kepler-62
Kepler-62 is a K-type main sequence star that is smaller and colder than our Sun, it is 0.660 times smaller than the Sun and 726°C colder than the Sun. It located in the constellation Lyra about 980 light years away from us. The Kepler spacecraft that NASA's Kepler Mission used as a satellite found five planets orbiting around this star, and two of them are in the habitable zone, they are called Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f.[1][2] The furthest planet from the star, called Kepler-62f, is most likely to be a rocky planet.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Borucki, William J.. Kepler-62: A Five-Planet System with Planets of 1.4 and 1.6 Earth Radii in the Habitable Zone. Science Express 340 (6132) (18 April 2013). p. 587–90. doi:10.1126/science.1234702. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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Kepler-62 Media
The Kepler Space Telescope search volume, in the context of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Artist's impressions of the Kepler-62 system (sizes to scale) compared to the planets of the inner Solar System with their respective habitable zones.
Johnson, Michele. NASA's Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets to Date. NASA (18 April 2013). Retrieved 18 April 2013.
