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Kepler-62 b is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 1.3 times the radius of Earth. It has an equilibrium temperature of 750 K (477°C). The planet completes one orbit around its star every 5.7 Earth days. It was discovered in 2013 using the transit method. It orbits the K-type star Kepler-62, located approximately 301 parsecs (981 light-years) from Earth.
2013
Discovered
9.0
Earth Masses
1.31
Earth Radii
750
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,013
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period5.7149 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0553 AU
Inclination89.2 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.03 MJ
Mass (Earth)9 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.117 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.31 R⊕
Eq. Temperature750 K
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-62 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass9.0 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius1.31 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature750 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length5.7 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.055 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Star System View
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Size Comparison
1.31x Earth's radius (0.12x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-62 b: 5.7 Earth days (0.055 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-62
Spectral TypeK2 V
Effective Temperature4,925 K
Mass0.69 M☉
Radius0.64 R☉
Size vs Sun1.56x smaller
Luminosity0.2099 L☉
Luminosity vs Sun4.8x dimmer
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.37
Distance (pc)300.874 pc
Distance (ly)981.3 light-years
What If You Lived Here?
367.1 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
5.24g
Lethal
No human could survive. You'd be pinned to the ground.
5.7 Earth days
Year length
Orange sunrise
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