Planet Kepler-20e (IMAGE)

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Planet Kepler-20e

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Kepler-20e is the smallest planet found to date orbiting a Sun-like star. It circles its star every 6.1 days at a distance of 4.7 million miles. At that distance, its temperature is expected to be about 1,400 degrees F. This is an artist's rendering.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle

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