CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Earth
Kepler-42 c
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-42
(Type M)
· Distance: 130.700 Light-Years (40.060 pc)
Planetary Radius
0.730 R⊕
Planetary Mass
60.337 M⊕
Surface Gravity
113.22 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
720K (+447°C / +837°F)
Orbital Period
0.453 days
Discovery Year
2011 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (720 K · +447°C / +837°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