Kepler-62b is the innermost and the second smallest discovered exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-62, with a diameter roughly 30% larger than Earth. It was found using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured.

Orbital period: 137 hours

Discovered: April 18, 2013

Star: Kepler-62 (KOI-701)

Eccentricity: ~0

Discovery site: Kepler Spacecraft

Orbits: Kepler-62