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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

K2-42 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-42 · Distance: 1294.600 Light-Years (396.913 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.150 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5.270 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.14 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
718K (+445°C / +833°F)
Orbital Period
6.688 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (718 K · +445°C / +833°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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