CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
Kepler-242 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-242
· Distance: 1957.700 Light-Years (600.241 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.610 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.320 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.07 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
742K (+469°C / +876°F)
Orbital Period
8.204 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (742 K · +469°C / +876°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
Other Worlds in the Kepler-242 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS