Imaginary Picture of Kepler-62 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-62 b around the hoststar Kepler-62
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-62 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J18525105+4520595 b, K00701.02, KIC 9002278 b, KOI-701 b, KOI-701.02, WISE J185251.03+452059.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1170 (Rjup) 1.3115 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0300 (Mjup) 9.5381 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0553 (AU) 0.0553 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0156
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.71 (Days Obs.) 5.72 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 5.5457
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 113000.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 818.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 768.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 621.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 973.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 913.9 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-62
Alternate Name : "2MASS J18525105+4520595, KIC 9002278, KOI-701, WISE J185251.03+452059.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 981.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 7.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4859 (K)
Spectral type : K2 V
UV portion[%]: 2.9
Visible portion[%]: 36.3
IR portion[%]: 60.8
Metalicity : -0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 6.6
Apparent Magnitude: 14.0
Right Ascension(RA) 283.2127
Declination (DEC) 45.3499
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "G. Hebrard, J.-M. Almenara, A. Santerne, M. Deleuil, C. Damiani, A.S. Bonomo, F. Bouchy, G. Bruno, R.F. Diaz, G. Montagnier, C. Moutou"
Discovery Paper - Title "KOI-200b and KOI-889b: two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE and HARPS-N"
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-62+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-62%20b/
Kepler-62 b
Kepler-62 b

  • Kepler-62 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-62, located about 981.1 light-years (300.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2013.
  • The host star Kepler-62 has apparent magnitude of 14.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.6.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4859 with its spectral types of K2 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-62 b orbits around the star Kepler-62 every 5.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8272762.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-62 b around its host star Kepler-62)


  • The Star Kepler-62 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.364 AU ( 54402832.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.503 AU ( 75198931.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.766 AU ( 114586530.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.127 AU ( 168619098.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-62 b : 113000.76 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-62)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.396 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.501 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.484 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.531 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.914 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.964 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-62)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.391 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.517 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.518 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.929 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-62 distance : 0.966 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-62)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-62 and its Exoplanet Kepler-62 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-62 and its Exoplanet Kepler-62 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-62*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102