Exoplanet CatalogExoplanet Kepler-242 b
Radius2.61 R⊕Earth = 1
Mass7.3 M⊕Earth = 1
Orbital period8.20 d
Equilibrium temp.742 K≈ 469 °C
Distance1,957.7 ly
Discovered2014Transit
Size compared (radius, Earth = 1)
1.00
2.61
3.88
11.21
Where it sits among all planets (percentile)
44%
42%
43%
48%
65%
Share of planets with a smaller value (of 6,445 planets, where known).
Planets of Kepler-242 (2)
| Planet | Period (d) | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Eq. temp K | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-242 b | 8.20 | 2.61 | 7.3 | 742 | 2014 |
| Kepler-242 c | 14.50 | 2.00 | 4.7 | 613 | 2014 |
| Host star | Spectral type | Teff K | Radius (R☉) | Mass (M☉) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-242 | – | 5,020 | 0.85 | 0.75 |
Values are NASA Exoplanet Archive estimates and may change. Equilibrium temperature is a theoretical value ignoring any atmosphere.