Kepler-62 b
Orbiting Kepler-62
Kepler-62 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-62, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
1.31
Earth radii
Mass
9.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
5.7
days
Distance
300.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
750
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.31
Mass (Earth masses)
9.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
750 K
Parameter source: Borucki et al. 2013
Orbital Period
5.715+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0553+0.0005−0.0005au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
9.00
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0300
Distance from Earth
300.9 pc (~981 ly)
Spectral Type
K2 V
Temperature
4925 K
Mass (Solar)
0.69 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.64 R☉
Luminosity
-0.68 log L☉
Planets in System
5
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
283.2126°, 45.3497°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: Kepler-62 b
Kepler-62 b orbits Kepler-62 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.31 Earth radii, a mass of 9 Earth masses, an orbital period of 5.71 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 750 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 300.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 V, and 5 known planets in the system.
Host star
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