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Exoplanet Name : |
K2-242 b |
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Alternate Name : |
"2MASS J11592060-0631042 b, EPIC 201102594 b, EPIC 201102594.01" |
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Status : |
Confirmed |
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Radius (Rjup / Re): |
0.2270 |
(Rjup) |
2.5444 |
(Rearth) |
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Mass (Mjup / Me): |
0.0198 |
(Mjup) |
6.2880 |
(Mearth) |
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Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated |
0.0494 |
(AU) |
0.0494 |
(AU Est.) |
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Eccentricity : |
0.0000 |
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Orbital Period(Yrs) |
0.0178 |
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Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) |
6.51 |
(Days Obs.) |
6.51 |
(Days Est.) |
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Surface Gravity (G Earth) |
0.9712 |
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Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: |
9848.2 |
(W/m2) |
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Measured Temperature (K) |
0.0 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
444.6 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
417.5 |
(K) |
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Blackbody T 0.7(K) |
337.8 |
(K) |
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Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
528.7 |
(K) |
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Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
496.5 |
(K) |
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Size Class: |
sub-Neptune-size |
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Mass Class: |
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Detection Type : |
Primary Transit |
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Mass Detection : |
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Radius Detection : |
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Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: |
Not habitable |
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Habitability by Kopparapu: |
Not habitable |
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Star Name : |
K2-242 |
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Alternate Name : |
"2MASS J11592060-0631042, EPIC 201102594" |
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Star Distance(LY) : |
360.3 |
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Stellar Radius(Rsun) : |
0.4 |
(Rsun Measured) |
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Stellar Mass(Msun) : |
0.4 |
(Msun Measured) |
0.4 |
(Msun Estimated) |
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Star Age : |
0.0 |
(GY) |
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Temperature : |
3459 |
(K) |
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Spectral type : |
M4 |
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UV portion[%]: |
0.2 |
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Visible portion[%]: |
10.4 |
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IR portion[%]: |
89.4 |
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Metalicity : |
-0.0 |
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Absolute Magnitude: |
7.4 |
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Apparent Magnitude: |
12.6 |
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Right Ascension(RA) |
179.8359 |
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Declination (DEC) |
-6.5179 |
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Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID |
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Discovery Paper - Authors |
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Discovery Paper - Title |
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Discovery Paper - Journal |
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Discovery Paper - URL |
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SIMBAD LINK |
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-242+&submit=SIMBAD+search |
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Open Exoplanet Database Link |
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K2-242 b
K2-242 b
K2-242 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-242, located about 360.3 light-years (110.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
The host star K2-242 has apparent magnitude of 12.6, with absolute magnitude of 7.4. It is 0.4 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3459 with its spectral types of M4
In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-242 b orbits around the star K2-242 every 6.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7390134.8 km)
(Projected orbit of K2-242 b around its host star K2-242)
The Star K2-242 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation )
: 0.096 AU ( 14346995.4 km)
Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.133 AU ( 19831297.0 km)
Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.202 AU ( 30218508.0 km)
Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.297 AU ( 44467858.3 km)
Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-242 b : 9848.19 W/m2
(Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-242)
Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-242 distance : 0.108 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-242 distance : 0.137 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-242 distance : 0.132 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-242 distance : 0.146 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-242 distance : 0.267 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-242 distance : 0.282 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-242)
Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-242 distance : 0.108 AU
Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-242 distance : 0.142 AU
Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-242 distance : 0.142 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-242 distance : 0.272 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-242 distance : 0.283 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-242)
(Position in Stellar Map of star K2-242 and its Exoplanet K2-242 b)
(Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-242 and its Exoplanet K2-242 b (zoom level 3))
(Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-242*)
*Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102
