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Kepler-62 f

Orbiting Kepler-62 | 300.9 parsecs away

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Kepler-62 f is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 1.4 times the radius of Earth. With an equilibrium temperature of 208 K (-65°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 267.3 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

35.0

Earth Masses

1.41

Earth Radii

208

Temperature (K)

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,013
Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period267.291 days
Semi-Major Axis0.718 AU
Inclination89.9 deg

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter)0.11 MJ
Mass (Earth)35 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.126 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.41 R⊕
Eq. Temperature208 K
Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-62 f sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Mass35.0 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius1.41 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature208 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length267.3 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.718 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
EarthKepler-62 fJupiter

1.41x Earth's radius (0.13x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-62 f
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-62 f: 267.3 Earth days (0.718 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?

1232.3 kg

Your weight (from 70 kg)

17.60g

Lethal

No human could survive. You'd be pinned to the ground.

267.3 Earth days

Year length

Orange sunrise

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