Exoplanet

Kepler-242 b

Orbiting Kepler-242

Overview

Kepler-242 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-242, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.61

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.79

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

600.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.61

Mass (Earth masses)

7.79

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.204+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0750au

Distance from Earth

600.2 pc (~1958 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5020 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.85 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.5657°, 41.8084°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-242 b

System Context

Kepler-242 b orbits Kepler-242 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.61 Earth radii, a mass of 7.79 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.2 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 600.2 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-242

More planets in this system

Kepler-242 c