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Kepler-62 d is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 1.9 times the radius of Earth. It has an equilibrium temperature of 510 K (237°C). The planet completes one orbit around its star every 18.2 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
14.0
Earth Masses
1.95
Earth Radii
510
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,013
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period18.1641 days
Semi-Major Axis0.12 AU
Inclination89.7 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.044 MJ
Mass (Earth)14 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.174 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.95 R⊕
Eq. Temperature510 K
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-62 d sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass14.0 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius1.95 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature510 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length18.2 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.120 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Star System View
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Size Comparison
1.95x Earth's radius (0.17x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-62 d: 18.2 Earth days (0.120 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?
257.7 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
3.68g
Crushing
Standing upright is a struggle. Your body feels like lead.
18.2 Earth days
Year length
Orange sunrise
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