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