Exoplanet

Kepler-62 c

Orbiting Kepler-62

Overview

Kepler-62 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-62, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.54

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

4.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

300.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

578

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

0.54

Mass (Earth masses)

4.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

578 K

Orbital Period

12.44 days

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

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-62 c