K2-62

Planetary system · 366.8 light-years away

K2-62 is 367 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 4,455 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-62 b goes round its star every 6.67 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature4,455 K
Mass0.67 solar masses
Radius0.696 solar radii
Luminosity0.1877 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.391
Distance from the Sun366.8 light-years (112.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 334.3645°, Dec -12.1875°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-62 b6.67 days0.0636 AU2.02 R⊕4.74 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
K2-62 c16.2 days0.115 AU1.99 R⊕4.62 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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