Kepler-62 d

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-62.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 2 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 14 times Earth's mass.
Temperature
About 237 °C (458 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
Year
A year here lasts about 18 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
1.95 × Earth
Mass
14 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
510 K
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
18.16 days
Average distance from its star
0.12 AU

Star

Host star
Kepler-62
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
4,925 K
Radius
0.64 × Sun
Mass
0.69 × Sun
Age
7 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
981.3 light-years (300.9 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
5

Discovery

Year
2013
Method
Transit
Facility
Kepler

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.