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Kepler-1942 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/Kepler-1942 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Super Earth

Kepler-1942 b

Orbiting Kepler-1942

Discovered in 2021 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,021
Method: Transit
Radius: 2.117029 R⊕
Mass: 5.13 M⊕
Orbit: 4.62605 days
Distance: 842.492 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 4.62605 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0516 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 2.117029 Earth radii
Mass: 5.13 Earth masses
Mass provenance: M-R relationship
Density: 2.97 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,012 K
Insolation: 247.34 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: Kepler-1942
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 5,834 K
Stellar radius: 0.797 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.852 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.5 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 842.492 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h39m55.33s
Declination: +44d25m30.86s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,021
Publication date: 2022-02
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Kepler
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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