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2013
Discovered
36.0
Earth Masses
1.61
Earth Radii
270
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,013
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period122.3874 days
Semi-Major Axis0.427 AU
Inclination89.98 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.113 MJ
Mass (Earth)36 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.144 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.61 R⊕
Eq. Temperature270 K
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-62 e sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass36.0 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius1.61 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature270 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length122.4 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.427 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Size Comparison
1.61x Earth's radius (0.14x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-62 e: 122.4 Earth days (0.427 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
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Other Planets in the Kepler-62 System
What If You Lived Here?
972.2 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
13.89g
Lethal
No human could survive. You'd be pinned to the ground.
122.4 Earth days
Year length
Orange sunrise
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