K-type star · orange dwarf

Kepler-62

981 ly5 known planetsbrightness mag 14.0K2 V
4925 K
temperature
0.64 R☉
radius
0.69 M☉
mass
0.210 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 981 ly away

At light speed, about 981 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-62 is 1.6× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.85×
as hot as the Sun
0.64×
the Sun's width
0.69×
the Sun's mass
0.21×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.

Can you see it tonight?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 14.0To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-62's temperature, not a photograph.