Kepler-862 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-862.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 2.2 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 3.1 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
2.21 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
3.149 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
Kepler-862
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,333 K
Radius
0.84 × Sun
Mass
0.88 × Sun
Age
4.79 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
3,389 light-years (1,039 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
Kepler

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