Kepler-62
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lyra |
| Right ascension | 18h 52m 51.05185s |
| Declination | +45° 20′ 59.3996″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | ≈14.4 (Kp = 13.75) |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Main sequence |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| B−V color index | 0.832 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 17.51±1.84 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −25.120 mas/yr Dec.: −31.141 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.3209±0.0112 mas |
| Distance | 982 ± 3 ly (301 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.17 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.764±0.011 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.660±0.018 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.2565±0.0045 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.683±0.023 cgs |
| Temperature | 5062±71 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.37 ± 0.04 dex |
| Rotation | 39.3 ± 0.6 days |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.4 ± 0.5 km/s |
| Age | 7 ± 4 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| KIC 9002278, Kepler-62, KOI-701, TIC 164458488, 2MASS J18525105+4520595 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Kepler-62 is a K-type main sequence star cooler and smaller than the Sun, located roughly 980 light-years (300 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation Lyra. It resides within the field of vision of the Kepler spacecraft, the satellite that NASA's Kepler Mission used to detect planets that may be transiting their stars. On April 18, 2013, it was announced that the star has five planets, two of which, Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f are within the star's habitable zone. The outermost, Kepler-62f, is likely a rocky planet.