Kepler-462 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-462.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 3 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 54 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 85 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 3 × Earth
- Mass
- 53.9 × Earth
- Density
- 9.3 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 84.69 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- Kepler-462
- Spectral class
- A — white
- Surface temperature
- 7,500 K
- Radius
- 1.57 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.59 × Sun
- Age
- 0.5 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 1,946 light-years (596.6 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 2
Discovery
- Year
- 2016
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- Kepler
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.