What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-62 e
weight
13.89 g
sun
1.5× wider
sky
amber-orange

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Rocky world · likely temperate

Kepler-62 e

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

Kepler-62
host star
1.61 R⊕
radius
36.00 M⊕
mass · measured
122 days
orbital period
-3°C (26°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
13.89 g
your weight (measured mass)
122 days
one year, in Earth time
1.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 981 ly away
Jet airliner
1.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
981 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
358 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-62 e is 1.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-62
K2 V · 5 planets
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Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 14.0
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-62 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.