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Kepler-90f is an exoplanet orbiting the star
Kepler-90 Kepler-90, also designated 2MASS J18574403+4918185, is an F-type star located about from Earth in the constellation of Draco (constellation), Draco. It is notable for possessing a planetary system that has the same number of observed pla ...
, located in the constellation
Draco Draco is the Latin word for serpent or dragon. Draco or Drako may also refer to: People * Draco (lawgiver) (from Greek: Δράκων; 7th century BC), the first lawgiver of ancient Athens, Greece, from whom the term ''draconian'' is derived * D ...
. It was discovered by the ''
Kepler Johannes Kepler (; ; 27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music. He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws o ...
'' telescope in October 2013. It orbits its parent star at only 0.48 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 124.91 days.


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