Exoplanet

Kepler-742 b

Orbiting Kepler-742

Overview

Kepler-742 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-742, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.24

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

11.24

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

489.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.24

Mass (Earth masses)

11.24

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

8.361+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

489.3 pc (~1596 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4642 K

Mass (Solar)

0.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.71 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.8660°, 46.7897°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-742 b

System Context

Kepler-742 b orbits Kepler-742 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.24 Earth radii, a mass of 11.24 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.36 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 489.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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

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