Kepler-62b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Borucki et al. |
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovery date | 18 April 2013 |
| Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0553 ± 0.0005 AU | |
| Eccentricity | ~0 |
| 5.714932 ± 0.000009 d | |
| Inclination | 89.2 ± 0.4 |
| Star | Kepler-62 (KOI-701) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.31 ± 0.04 R🜨 | |
| Mass | <9 M🜨 |
| Temperature | Teq: 750 K (477 °C; 890 °F) |
Kepler-62b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-701.02) is the innermost and the second smallest discovered exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-62, with a diameter roughly 30% larger than Earth. It was found using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. It is likely to have an equilibrium temperature slightly higher than the surface temperature of Venus (around 750 K (477 °C; 890 °F)), high enough to melt some types of metal. Its stellar flux is 70 ± 9 times Earth's.