Kepler-62 e
Description: Kepler-62e is a super-Earth exoplanet discovered orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-62, the second outermost of five such planets discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. Kepler-62e is located about 990 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Lyra. The exoplanet was found using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. Kepler-62e may be a terrestrial or ocean-covered planet; it lies in the inner part of its host star's habitable zone.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): 0.113 MJ
Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.144 RJ
Density: Unknown
Equilibrium Temperature: 270.0 K
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 122.3874 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.427 AU
Eccentricity: Unknown
Inclination: 89.98°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: Kepler-62
Spectral Type: K2 V
Temperature: 4925.0 K
Stellar Mass: 0.69 M☉
Stellar Radius: 0.64 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: e
Object ID: 3.1785
Host ID: 2.545248
Discovery Date: 2013-05
Discovery Year: 2013
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Space
Discovery Facility: Kepler
Discovery Instrument: Kepler CCD Array