Kepler-62 e is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 1.6 times the radius of Earth. With an equilibrium temperature of 270 K (-3°C), it lies within the habitable zone where liquid water could potentially exist on its surface. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 122.4 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
36.0
Earth Masses
1.61
Earth Radii
270
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Orbital Properties
Physical Properties
Where Kepler-62 e sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
1.61x Earth's radius (0.14x Jupiter)
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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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