Kepler-89e

Kepler-89e is a hot Neptune 1390 light years away.

Physical Properties

It is a type III planet, making it cloudless and blue, making it look like a larger version of Uranus and Neptune. It has a mass 11.9-15.5 times that of Earth, about the mass of Uranus. It has a similar density to Saturn, 0.684 g/cm^3, giving it a radius 0.49 times that of Jupiter. It orbits an F-type star at a distance of 0.305 AU, with a period of 54.3203 days, making its orbit inside of Mercury's. It has a very low eccentricity of 0.0190. It has a temperature of 584 K (311 C, 592 F).

It orbits a star called Kepler-89, an F-type dwarf. Kepler-89 has a mass of 1.28 solar masses, with a radius of 1.52 solar radii. It is 3,160,000,000 years old (3.16 Gyr), significantly younger than the Sun, making its planets about 3,000,000,000 years old (3 Gyr). It has a temperature of 6183 K (5909 C, 10668 F), making it appear yellowish white.

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