Kepler-62

Kepler-62
Location of Kepler-62 (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 18h 52m 51.05185s[1]
Declination +45° 20′ 59.3996″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) ≈14.4 (Kp = 13.75)[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type K2V[2]
B−V color index 0.832[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)17.51±1.84[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −25.120 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −31.141 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)3.3209 ± 0.0112 mas[1]
Distance982 ± 3 ly
(301 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)6.17
Details
Mass0.764±0.011[3] M☉
Radius0.660±0.018[3] R☉
Luminosity0.2565±0.0045[3] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.683±0.023[3] cgs
Temperature5062±71[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.37 ± 0.04[2] dex
Rotation39.3 ± 0.6 days[2]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.4 ± 0.5[2] km/s
Age7 ± 4[2] Gyr
Other designations
KIC 9002278, Kepler-62, KOI-701, TIC 164458488, 2MASS J18525105+4520595
Database references
SIMBADdata

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.[2][4] The outermost, Kepler-62f, is likely a rocky planet.[2]

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