Imaginary Picture of Kepler-342 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-342 b around the hoststar Kepler-342
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-342 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19304273+4643361 b, K01955.01, KIC 9892816 b, KOI-1955 b, KOI-1955.01, WISE J193042.73+464336.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2010 (Rjup) 2.2530 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0177 (Mjup) 5.6154 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1280 (AU) 0.1280 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0415
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 15.17 (Days Obs.) 15.73 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1063
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 222502.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 969.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 910.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 736.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1152.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1082.6 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-342
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19304273+4643361, KIC 9892816, KOI-1955, WISE J193042.73+464336.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 2548.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6272 (K)
Spectral type : G0
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 2.8
Apparent Magnitude: 12.2
Right Ascension(RA) 292.6781
Declination (DEC) 46.7267
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-342+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-342%20b/
Kepler-342 b
Kepler-342 b

  • Kepler-342 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-342, located about 2548.1 light-years (781.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-342 has apparent magnitude of 12.2, with absolute magnitude of 2.8.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6272 with its spectral types of G0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-342 b orbits around the star Kepler-342 every 15.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.13 AU ( 19148527.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-342 b around its host star Kepler-342)


  • The Star Kepler-342 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.181 AU ( 176698735.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.633 AU ( 244243829.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.488 AU ( 372173545.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.661 AU ( 547669675.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-342 b : 222502.83 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-342)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-342 distance : 1.188 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-342 distance : 1.505 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-342 distance : 1.453 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-342 distance : 1.592 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-342 distance : 2.627 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-342 distance : 2.771 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-342)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-342 distance : 1.202 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-342 distance : 1.543 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-342 distance : 1.591 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-342 distance : 2.675 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-342 distance : 2.782 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-342)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-342 and its Exoplanet Kepler-342 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-342 and its Exoplanet Kepler-342 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-342*)
    *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