Exoplanet

Kepler-642 b

Orbiting Kepler-642

Overview

Kepler-642 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-642, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.32

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

781.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.90

Mass (Earth masses)

9.32

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.417+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

781.6 pc (~2549 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6570 K

Mass (Solar)

1.40 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.66 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.8346°, 42.6249°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-642 b

System Context

Kepler-642 b orbits Kepler-642 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.9 Earth radii, a mass of 9.32 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.42 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 781.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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