Kepler-62e facts for kids
Kepler-62e is a super-Earth exoplanet that circles in the habitable zone around the star Kepler-62. It is over 1,200 light years away in the direction of the Lyra constellation. It was discovered by the Kepler Space Observatory in 2013.
The planet is about 160% as large as Earth, and almost 450% as heavy. This makes it a super-Earth. Kepler-62e is in the habitable zone, the zone around a star where the temperatures on a planet can support liquid water. It is a possible ocean world, an may have cloudy skies and may be warm and humid.
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Confirmed small exoplanets in habitable zones (artist's impressions).(Kepler-62e, 62f, 186f, 296e, 296f, 438b, 440b, 442b)
See also
In Spanish: Kepler-62e para niños
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