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Exoplanet Kepler 62 b

Exoplanet Kepler 62 b orbits star Kepler 62 that lies 982 light years away from the Sun. It has about 250px of Earth radius and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
982 light years

iconKepler 62 b

Exoplanet
Star: Kepler 62
icon distanceDistance from the star: 0.0553 AU
icon time Orbit around star: 5.71493 days +
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 62 b around its star is 5.71493 days.

The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year... icon More about Orbital period in StellarGuide

Basic characteristic

icon radiusSize: 1.31  R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
icon temperatureTemperature: 750 K | 477 °C
icon discoveryYear of discovery: 2013 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KIC 9002278 b, KOI-701 b, TIC 164458488 b, 2MASS J18525105+4520595 b

Kepler 62 system structure

Exoplanet Kepler 62 b orbits star Kepler 62, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 5 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
 Kepler 62
Kepler 62 b 0.06 AU 1.3 R⊕ 5.7 days
Kepler 62 c 0.09 AU 0.1 M⊕ 12.4 days
Kepler 62 d 0.12 AU 5.5 M⊕ 2 R⊕ 18.2 days
Kepler 62 e 0.43 AU 4.5 M⊕ 1.6 R⊕ 122.4 days
Kepler 62 f 0.72 AU (HZ) 2.8 M⊕ 1.5 R⊕ 267.3 days

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 62 b orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
icon size Size3.421.381.312.470.120.140.330.34
icon distance Distance0.140.080.060.040.010.0100
icon temp Temperature1.71.022.63.614.65.649.6210.42

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0.58 - 0.83 AU
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The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
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