CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
Kepler-242 c
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-242
· Distance: 1957.700 Light-Years (600.241 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.000 R⊕
Planetary Mass
4.660 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.17 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
613K (+340°C / +644°F)
Orbital Period
14.496 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (613 K · +340°C / +644°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