Kepler-62e

Kepler - 62e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler -62. He was discovered using the transit method by the Kepler space telescope. Kepler - 62e is likely an Earth-like planet. It is located in the habitable zone of its star. It would thus be possible that there is life on the planet.

Construction

Given the age of the planet (7 ± 4 billion years), his stellar flux ( 1.2 ± 0.2 times the Earth ) and its radius (1.61 ± 0.05 times that of the Earth ), it is possible that the planet has a core of silica and iron and covered with a significant amount of water. According to a model study, which was accepted by the journal The Astrophysical Journal, the entire planet is surrounded by a large ocean. He would thus be a so-called ocean planet.

Orbit

The planet orbits its star, Kepler -62 in 122 days. It is about 60 percent larger than the Earth.

A total of five planets have been discovered orbiting Kepler -62. Among them is also Kepler - 62f, which is also located in the habitable zone of the star.