CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
★ TEMPERATE HABITABLE ZONE
Kepler-62 f
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-62
(Type K2 V)
· Distance: 981.300 Light-Years (300.874 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.410 R⊕
Planetary Mass
35.000 M⊕
Surface Gravity
17.6 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
208K (-65°C)
Orbital Period
267.291 days
Discovery Year
2013 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
✓ Classified as a Temperate Habitable Zone Candidate.
With an estimated equilibrium temperature of 208 K (-65°C) and a radius of 1.410 R⊕, Kepler-62 f falls within the conservative empirical boundary where a solid rocky surface could sustain liquid surface water under suitable atmospheric greenhouse conditions.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS