Kepler-90e

Kepler-90e
	Illustration of the Kepler-90 system compared to the inner solar system. The orbital distance of Kepler-90e is comparable to that of Mercury, as shown in this illustration.
Discovery
Discovered by	J. Cabrera et al.[1]
Discovery date	23 October 2013
Detection method	Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.42 ± 0.06 AU (62,800,000 ± 9,000,000 km)[1]
Orbital period	91.93913 ± 0.00073[1] d
Inclination	89.79 ± 0.19[1]
Star	Kepler-90
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	2.66 ± 0.29[1] R⊕

Kepler-90e 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 0.42 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 91.94 days.[1]

Artist's impression of the planets of the Kepler-90 exoplanetary system compared to the eight planets of the Solar System.

References

Cabrera, J; Csizmadia, Sz; Lehmann, H; Dvorak, R; Gandolfi, D; Rauer, H; Erikson, A; Dreyer, C; Eigmüller, Ph; Hatzes, A (2013). "The Planetary System to KIC 11442793: A Compact Analogue to the Solar System". The Astrophysical Journal. 781: 18. arXiv:1310.6248. Bibcode:2014ApJ...781...18C. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/781/1/18.

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[Cabrera-1] Cabrera, J; Csizmadia, Sz; Lehmann, H; Dvorak, R; Gandolfi, D; Rauer, H; Erikson, A; Dreyer, C; Eigmüller, Ph; Hatzes, A (2013). "The Planetary System to KIC 11442793: A Compact Analogue to the Solar System". The Astrophysical Journal. 781: 18. arXiv:1310.6248. Bibcode:2014ApJ...781...18C. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/781/1/18.