Kepler-62 is a star somewhat cooler and smaller than the Sun in the constellation Lyra, 990 light years from Earth. It is located within the field of vision of the Kepler spacecraft, the satellite that NASA's Kepler Mission used to detect planets that may be transiting their stars.

Surface temperature: 4,925 K

Distance to Earth: 1,200 light years

Radius: 276,660 mi

Mass: 1.372 × 10^30 kg (0.69 M☉)

Surface gravity (log g): 4.68 ± 0.04 cgs