Kepler-90 e

Planet· orbits the Sun

Kepler-90 e — a sub-Neptune (2.66 R⊕) orbiting every 92 days. Size measured; mass size-estimated, so no density is quoted. Never imaged.

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Key facts

Radius
16,947 km
2.66× wider than Earth
Year
91.94 Earth days
Distance from Kepler-90
0.42 AU

Science

Physical

Radius
16,947 km · 2.66× wider than Earth

Orbital

Semi-major axis
0.42 AU
Eccentricity
0
Inclination
0.00 °
Orbital period
91.9 days
Perihelion
0.42 AU
Aphelion
0.42 AU
Mean orbital velocity
49.7 km/s

Composition

Bulk composition
A sub-Neptune (2.66 R⊕). Size measured; mass size-estimated, so no density is quoted.
Cloud appearance
Appearance based on NASA/JPL-Caltech's artist's concept. No spacecraft has imaged this world, so its real appearance is unknown — The banded clouds shown are a representation of its class, shown only in Vision mode; Realism shows a plain spectral colour.

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
10.1 S⊕ · 10.1× the sunlight Earth receives
Equilibrium temperature
450 K (177 °C)

Discovery & history

Method
Transit detection
Name
Designated 'e' under the IAU convention that letters a star's planets 'b', 'c', 'd'... in the order found (the star is the unwritten 'a'); no IAU proper name has been assigned.

One of the seven planets confirmed around Kepler-90 in 2013.

Images

No telescope has imaged this world — it is known only from the tiny dip it makes crossing its star. Only its host system has been pictured (see the system view); its true surface appearance is unknown.