Kepler-62c
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Borucki et al. |
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovery date | 18 April 2013 |
| Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0929 ± 0.0009 AU | |
| Eccentricity | ~0 |
| 12.4417 ± 0.0001 d | |
| Inclination | 89.7 ± 0.2 |
| Star | Kepler-62 (KOI-701) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.54 ± 0.03 R🜨 | |
| Mass | 0.1+3.9 −0.1 ME |
| Temperature | Teq: 578 K (305 °C; 581 °F) |
Kepler-62c (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-701.05) is an approximately Mars-sized exoplanet discovered in orbit around the star Kepler-62, the second innermost of five discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft around Kepler-62. At the time of discovery it was the second-smallest exoplanet discovered and confirmed by the Kepler spacecraft, after Kepler-37b. It was found using the transit method, in which the dimming that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. Its stellar flux is 25 ± 3 times Earth's. It is similar to Mercury.