CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-242 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-242
· Distance: 356.300 Light-Years (109.237 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.540 R⊕
Planetary Mass
6.990 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.08 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
416K (+143°C / +289°F)
Orbital Period
6.514 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (416 K · +143°C / +289°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS