Kepler-62e is a super-Earth exoplanet discovered orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-62, the second outermost of five such planets discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. Kepler-62e is located about 990 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Lyra.

Distance to Earth: 1,200 light years

Radius: 6,373.6 mi

Discovered: April 18, 2013

Orbital period: 122 days

Star: Kepler-62 (KOI-701)

Discoverers: Geoffrey Marcy, Natalie Batalha, Lisa Kaltenegger, MORE