CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Earth
Kepler-42 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-42
(Type M)
· Distance: 130.700 Light-Years (40.060 pc)
Planetary Radius
0.780 R⊕
Planetary Mass
0.706 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.16 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
519K (+246°C / +475°F)
Orbital Period
1.214 days
Discovery Year
2011 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (519 K · +246°C / +475°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
Other Worlds in the Kepler-42 System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS