Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.36 Earth radii
- A mass of 2.42 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.31 g
- An orbital period of 13.061 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1080 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 734 K (461 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,999.76 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.425
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 35,265,713 years
1 sibling around Kepler-262
Kepler-262 b shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-262 b this | Super-Earth | 1.36 | 2.42 | 13.061 | 734 | 2014 |
| Kepler-262 c | Super-Earth | 1.64 | 3.33 | 21.854 | 618 | 2014 |
Kepler-262 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#981of 1176
top 83.3%
This planet
1.36R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-262 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.36 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 2.42 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 5.29 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.31 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 50.17 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 122673489
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2051030231707057024
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2051030231707057024
System
Kepler-262
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 13.06 Earth days (3.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1080 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.024 %
Duration
3.278 h
Impact parameter b
0.760
Rp / R★
0.013600
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,970.6309
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 237 ppm lasting ≈ 3.28 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.013600
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
23.810
Impact parameter (b)
0.760
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,970.6309
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.17600
Eq. Temperature
734K
(461 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
50.17
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.425
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Rowe et al. 2014Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2014-03
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2014 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-262
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,841 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.55 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.881 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.816 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.34
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.541 dex
Stellar density
1.550 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[M/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.602 mas
Total Proper Motion
9.558 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
9.33 mas/yr
PM Declination
-2.09 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.282 · y = -0.744 · z = 0.605
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 290.72872° · Dec 37.25266°
Galactic ℓ, b
69.665° · 10.313°
Ecliptic λ, β
302.496° · 58.376°
HTM-20 index
1725099858
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