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Kepler-62 c is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), smaller than Earth at 0.54 Earth radii. It has an equilibrium temperature of 578 K (305°C). The planet completes one orbit around its star every 12.4 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
4.0
Earth Masses
0.54
Earth Radii
578
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,013
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period12.4417 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0929 AU
Inclination89.7 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.013 MJ
Mass (Earth)4 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.048 RJ
Radius (Earth)0.54 R⊕
Eq. Temperature578 K
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-62 c sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass4.0 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius0.54 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature578 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length12.4 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.093 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Star System View
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Size Comparison
0.54x Earth's radius
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-62 c: 12.4 Earth days (0.093 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?
960.2 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
13.72g
Lethal
No human could survive. You'd be pinned to the ground.
12.4 Earth days
Year length
Orange sunrise
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