Kepler-62 f

Planet· orbits the Sun

Kepler-62 f — the outermost planet, a super-Earth (1.41 R⊕) in the HABITABLE ZONE on a 267-day orbit, cool enough that any water might freeze without a thick atmosphere. With e, it makes Kepler-62 a rare two-temperate-world system. Size measured; mass only an upper limit, so no density is quoted. Never imaged.

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Key facts

Radius

8,983 km

1.41× wider than Earth

Year

267 Earth days

Distance from Kepler-62

0.718 AU

Science

Physical

Radius: 8,983 km · 1.41× wider than Earth

Orbital

Semi-major axis: 0.718 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Inclination: 0.00 °
Orbital period: 267.3 days
Perihelion: 0.718 AU
Aphelion: 0.718 AU
Mean orbital velocity: 29.2 km/s

Composition

Surface appearance: Appearance based on NASA/JPL-Caltech's artist's concept. No spacecraft has imaged this world, so its real appearance is unknown — The surface shown is an artistic representation, shown only in Vision mode; Realism shows a plain spectral colour.

Radiation & temperature

Insolation: 0.421 S⊕ · 42% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

Method: Transit detection
Name: Designated 'f' under the IAU convention that letters a star's planets 'b', 'c', 'd'... in the order found (the star is the unwritten 'a'); no IAU proper name has been assigned.

Confirmed in 2013 as the outer of Kepler-62's two habitable-zone super-Earths.

Images

Artist's concept of the super-Earth Kepler-62 f in its star's habitable zone — an artist's impression, not a photograph (this world has never been imaged). — NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons

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