CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
★ TEMPERATE HABITABLE ZONE
Kepler-442 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-442
· Distance: 1193.600 Light-Years (365.965 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.340 R⊕
Planetary Mass
2.360 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.31 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
241K (-32°C / -26°F)
Orbital Period
112.305 days
Discovery Year
2015 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
✓ Classified as a Temperate Habitable Zone Candidate.
With an estimated equilibrium temperature of 241 K (-32°C / -26°F) and a radius of 1.340 R⊕, Kepler-442 b falls within the conservative empirical boundary where a solid rocky surface could sustain liquid surface water under suitable atmospheric greenhouse conditions.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS