Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 0.88 Earth radii
- A mass of 0.62 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 0.79 g
- An orbital period of 10.327 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0870 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 838 K (565 °C)
- Distance from Earth 3,556.76 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.377
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 62,723,526 years
1 sibling around Kepler-362
Kepler-362 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-362 b this | Rocky Terrestrial | 0.88 | 0.62 | 10.327 | 838 | 2014 |
| Kepler-362 c | Super-Earth | 1.45 | 2.70 | 37.866 | 543 | 2014 |
Kepler-362 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Rocky Terrestrial
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#430of 570
top 75.3%
This planet
0.88R⊕
Rocky Terrestrial median
1.01R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-362 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 0.88 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 0.62 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.96 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 0.79 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 207.34 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 63069779
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2129141083930129536
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2129141083930129536
System
Kepler-362
Percentile among Rocky Terrestrial cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 10.33 Earth days (2.8% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0870 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.013 %
Duration
1.803 h
Impact parameter b
0.420
Rp / R★
0.010651
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,972.3793
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 127 ppm lasting ≈ 1.80 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.010651
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
28.200
Impact parameter (b)
0.420
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,972.3793
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.07980
Eq. Temperature
838K
(565 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
207.34
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.377
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-362
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,788 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
12.88 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.722 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.904 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.12
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.639 dex
Stellar density
0.350 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
0.890 mas
Total Proper Motion
6.728 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-6.66 mas/yr
PM Declination
0.96 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.250 · y = -0.627 · z = 0.738
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 291.77160° · Dec 47.52992°
Galactic ℓ, b
79.483° · 14.079°
Ecliptic λ, β
311.615° · 67.848°
HTM-20 index
-44884521
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