Exoplanet

EPIC 206042996 b

Orbiting EPIC 206042996

Overview

EPIC 206042996 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star EPIC 206042996, discovered in 2019 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.76

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

451.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.70

Mass (Earth masses)

3.76

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Adams et al. 2021

Orbital Period

5.299+0.001−0.001days

Distance from Earth

451.8 pc (~1473 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4114 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.50 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

337.5136°, -13.6101°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2019

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: EPIC 206042996 b

System Context

EPIC 206042996 b orbits EPIC 206042996 and was reported in 2019 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.7 Earth radii, a mass of 3.76 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.3 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 451.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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