Multi-planet system
Kepler-62
Five planets with two in the habitable zone — Kepler-62 e and f.
- Planets
- 5
- Distance
- 981.3 ly
- Host
- K-type
About Kepler-62
Discovery
Kepler-62's five-planet system was announced in 2013 by William Borucki and colleagues in Science — a K2V star hosting two planets in the habitable zone, Kepler-62 e and Kepler-62 f.
Why it matters
Kepler-62 e and f were the first super-Earth-sized planets confirmed in the habitable zone of a star cooler than the Sun, and they remain among the strongest candidates for rocky habitable worlds in the Kepler catalog.
Current research
The host is too distant for atmospheric follow-up; the system's role is statistical and theoretical, anchoring habitable-zone occurrence rates around K-dwarfs.
Comparable to
A planetary system around an orange star, with two slightly oversized Earths sitting in the lukewarm sweet spot for liquid water.
System geometry
At a glance
- Hostname
- Kepler-62
- Spectral type
- K2 V
- Distance
- 981.3 ly · 300.87 pc
- Stellar mass
- 0.69 M☉
- Stellar radius
- 0.64 R☉
- Luminosity
- 0.210 L☉
- Effective temp
- 4925 K
- Confirmed planets
- 5
- Habitable zone
- 0.435 – 0.628 AU
Top-down orbital diagram
Orbits to scale within this system. Dashed green = habitable-zone edges.
Planet positions are illustrative (evenly spaced in phase). For live motion see the 3D scene.
The planets
5 confirmed.
Rocky world
Kepler-62 b
- Orbit
- 0.055 AU
- Period
- 5.71 days
- Radius
- 1.31 R⊕
- Mass
- 9.00 M⊕
- Eq. temperature
- 750 K
- Eccentricity
- 0.000
- Discovered
- 2013 · Transit
Rocky world
Kepler-62 c
- Orbit
- 0.093 AU
- Period
- 12.44 days
- Radius
- 0.54 R⊕
- Mass
- 4.00 M⊕
- Eq. temperature
- 578 K
- Eccentricity
- 0.000
- Discovered
- 2013 · Transit
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-62 d
- Orbit
- 0.120 AU
- Period
- 18.16 days
- Radius
- 1.95 R⊕
- Mass
- 14.00 M⊕
- Eq. temperature
- 510 K
- Eccentricity
- 0.000
- Discovered
- 2013 · Transit
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-62 e
- Orbit
- 0.427 AU
- Period
- 122.39 days
- Radius
- 1.61 R⊕
- Mass
- 36.00 M⊕
- Eq. temperature
- 270 K
- Eccentricity
- 0.000
- Discovered
- 2013 · Transit
Rocky world
Kepler-62 f
- Orbit
- 0.718 AU
- Period
- 267.29 days
- Radius
- 1.41 R⊕
- Mass
- 35.00 M⊕
- Eq. temperature
- 208 K
- Eccentricity
- 0.000
- Discovered
- 2013 · Transit
Compared to our Solar System
Each row shows the closest Solar-System analog by radius (log-space). Earth is pinned at the bottom as the constant frame of reference.
| Planet | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Orbit (AU) | Period (days) | Eq temp (K) | Solar analog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-62 b | 1.31 | 9.00 | 0.055 | 5.71 | 750 | Earth |
| Kepler-62 c | 0.54 | 4.00 | 0.093 | 12.44 | 578 | Mars |
| Kepler-62 d | 1.95 | 14.00 | 0.120 | 18.16 | 510 | Earth |
| Kepler-62 e | 1.61 | 36.00 | 0.427 | 122.39 | 270 | Earth |
| Kepler-62 f | 1.41 | 35.00 | 0.718 | 267.29 | 208 | Earth |
| Earth (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 365.25 | 255 | — |
Research status
◇ JWST observation status
No JWST programs are currently targeting planets in this system. The system may be observed in future cycles or by upcoming missions (Ariel, HWO, Roman).
Discovery timeline
- 2013
5 planets: b, c, d, e, f
via Transit
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Experience it
See Kepler-62 in interactive 3D
Fly through the system, click any planet, watch orbits play out at 100× speed.
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