Kepler-62 e
Orbiting Kepler-62
Kepler-62 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-62, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
1.61
Earth radii
Mass
36.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
122.4
days
Distance
300.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
270
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.61
Mass (Earth masses)
36.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
270 K
Orbital Period
122.39 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
Source ID: Kepler-62 e
Kepler-62 e orbits Kepler-62 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.61 Earth radii, a mass of 36 Earth masses, an orbital period of 122.39 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 270 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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