Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.31 Earth radii
- A mass of 9.00 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 5.24 g
- An orbital period of 5.715 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0553 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 750 K (477 °C)
- Distance from Earth 981.32 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.283
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 17,305,553 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
4 siblings around Kepler-62
Kepler-62 b shares its host star with 4 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-62 b this | Super-Earth | 1.31 | 9.00 | 5.715 | 750 | 2013 |
| Kepler-62 c | Rocky Terrestrial | 0.54 | 4.00 | 12.442 | 578 | 2013 |
| Kepler-62 d | Super-Earth | 1.95 | 14.00 | 18.164 | 510 | 2013 |
| Kepler-62 e | Super-Earth | 1.61 | 36.00 | 122.387 | 270 | 2013 |
| Kepler-62 f | Super-Earth | 1.41 | 35.00 | 267.291 | 208 | 2013 |
Kepler-62 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#1072of 1176
top 91.1%
This planet
1.31R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-62 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.31 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 9.00 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | — | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 5.24 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 80.33 | 0.037 |
Alternative Mass Estimates
| Method | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Best measured mass | 9.000 M⊕ | Direct mass measurement (not derived). |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 164458488
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2107001283431633408
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2107001283431633408
System
Kepler-62
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 5.71 Earth days (1.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0553 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.043 %
Duration
2.310 h
Impact parameter b
0.250
Rp / R★
0.018800
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,003.9189
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 430 ppm lasting ≈ 2.31 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.018800
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
18.700
Impact parameter (b)
0.250
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,003.9189
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.18400
Eq. Temperature
750K
(477 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
80.33
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.283
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water. Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.
Detection Signatures
Transit photometry
A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.
Radial velocity
Stellar wobble has been measured spectroscopically.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Borucki et al. 2013Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2013-05
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2013 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-62
Spectral Class
K-type orange
Effective Temperature
4,925 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
7.00 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.640 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.690 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.37
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.680 dex
Stellar density
3.800 g/cm³
Rotational v·sin i
0.40 km/s
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
3.295 mas
Total Proper Motion
40.053 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-25.15 mas/yr
PM Declination
-31.17 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.161 · y = -0.684 · z = 0.711
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 283.21256° · Dec 45.34970°
Galactic ℓ, b
75.038° · 18.695°
Ecliptic λ, β
294.979° · 67.646°
HTM-20 index
285252744
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