Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1862 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1862 b around the hoststar Kepler-1862
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1862 b
Alternate Name : "KOI-2620 b, KOI-2620.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1965 (Rjup) 2.2030 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0173 (Mjup) 5.4995 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1199 (AU) 0.1199 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0440
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 16.06 (Days Obs.) 15.64 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1331
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 57715.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 691.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 649.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 525.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 822.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 772.6 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-1862
Alternate Name : "KIC 11465950, KOI-2620"
Star Distance(LY) : 4018.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.4 (GY)
Temperature : 5391 (K)
Spectral type : G7V
UV portion[%]: 6.3
Visible portion[%]: 42.3
IR portion[%]: 51.3
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 5.4
Apparent Magnitude: 15.8
Right Ascension(RA) 296.7534
Declination (DEC) 49.3781
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Kepler-1862 b
Kepler-1862 b

  • Kepler-1862 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1862, located about 4018.9 light-years (1232.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-1862 has apparent magnitude of 15.8, with absolute magnitude of 5.4.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5391 with its spectral types of G7V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1862 b orbits around the star Kepler-1862 every 16.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.12 AU ( 17936784.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1862 b around its host star Kepler-1862)


  • The Star Kepler-1862 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.564 AU ( 84298493.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.779 AU ( 116522547.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.187 AU ( 177554575.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.747 AU ( 261279336.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1862 b : 57715.15 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1862)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 0.597 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 0.756 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 0.731 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 0.801 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 1.351 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 1.425 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1862)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 0.594 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 0.778 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 0.786 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 1.375 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1862 distance : 1.429 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1862)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1862 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1862 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1862 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1862 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1862*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102