Exoplanet

Kepler-342 e

Orbiting Kepler-342

Overview

Kepler-342 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-342, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.88

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.61

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

781.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.88

Mass (Earth masses)

0.61

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

1.644+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

781.6 pc (~2549 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6366 K

Mass (Solar)

1.26 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.34 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.6780°, 46.7267°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-342 e

System Context

Kepler-342 e orbits Kepler-342 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.88 Earth radii, a mass of 0.61 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.64 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 781.6 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

Host star

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