Temperature
4455 K
4455 to 4880
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K2-62
Unclassified star • 112.5 pc
Records
9
literature rows
Planets
2
system count
References
9
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 434094657
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Howard et al. 2025 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.67 Msun
0.67 to 0.77
Radius
0.70 Rsun
0.58 to 0.73
Distance
112.5 pc
single adopted value
Planets
2
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.70 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-62
0.70 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
2 planets linked to this host
K2-62: A Cool Star With Two Super-Earths
K2-62 is a star 367 light-years away with two planets orbiting it, both discovered by transit in 2016. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness, and repeated dips help establish orbital periods.
The host star has a mass of 0.67 solar masses, a radius of 0.696 solar radii, and a temperature of 4460 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are smaller than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's.
Both planets are Super-Earths, a size class that reaches 2.5 times Earth's radius. K2-62 b has a radius of 2.02 Earth radii and an orbital period of 6.67 days. K2-62 c has a radius of 1.99 Earth radii and an orbital period of 16.2 days. Each planet's reported radius estimate is larger than Earth's. Among the listed planets, K2-62 b has the shortest year by reported estimates, while K2-62 c has the longest. K2-62 b also has the largest radius by reported estimates, and K2-62 c has the smallest.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
9
Stellar refs
8
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4844.5 | — | 0.58 | — | -0.78 | — | 112.5 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 4500 | — | 0.69 | — | — | — | 112.5 | Vanderburg et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 4636 | 0.68 | 0.65 | — | — | — | 112.5 | Mayo et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| — | — | 0.58 | — | — | — | 112.5 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| 4555 | 0.72 | 0.70 | — | -0.73 | — | 112.5 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | 0.58 | — | — | — | 112.5 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 112.5 | Barros et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 4455 | 0.67 | 0.70 | — | — | — | 112.5 | Howard et al. 2025 | TICv8 |
| 4880 | 0.77 | 0.73 | — | — | — | 112.5 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | TICv8 |