The star
The star
Kepler-62
- Type
- K2 V
- Surface
- ≈ 4,925 K
- Size
- 0.64 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.69 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 0.21 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.36–0.873 AU
The planets
Kepler-62
Kepler-62 b
- Year
- 5.71 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0553 AU
- Mass
- 9 Earths
- Size
- 1.3 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 750 K (+477 °C)
- Found
- 2013, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-62
Kepler-62 c
- Year
- 12.44 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0929 AU
- Mass
- 4 Earths
- Size
- 0.54 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 578 K (+305 °C)
- Found
- 2013, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-62
Kepler-62 d
- Year
- 18.16 days
- Distance from star
- 0.12 AU
- Mass
- 14 Earths
- Size
- 1.9 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 510 K (+237 °C)
- Found
- 2013, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-62
Kepler-62 e
- Year
- 122.39 days
- Distance from star
- 0.427 AU
- Mass
- 36 Earths
- Size
- 1.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 270 K (-3 °C)
- Found
- 2013, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-62
Kepler-62 f
- Year
- 267.29 days
- Distance from star
- 0.718 AU
- Mass
- 35 Earths
- Size
- 1.4 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 208 K (-65 °C)
- Found
- 2013, transit (Kepler)
Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.
How we know
The shadow
The planet passes in front of its star and dims it by a fraction of a percent, every orbit. The dip gives the planet's size and year.
Sources
- Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
- Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.