Finding Earth 2.0
K2-242

K2-242 b

Rank #702 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Transit in 2018

HZ 0%inferred

0.110

Earth-2.0 index

0.533

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

2.54 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass6.990 M⊕inferred
Bulk density2.340 g/cm³
Orbital period6.5139 days
Semi-major axis0.04940 au
Eccentricity
Incident flux6.376 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature403.9 K
Transit-time σ at 2030902.4 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.45 masReflected-light contrast 4.59e-7 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources3 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage73%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostK2-242
Spectral typeM
Effective temperature3459 K
Radius0.370 R☉
Mass0.380 M☉
Distance109.2 pc / 356.3 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2018