Finding Earth 2.0
Kepler-442

Kepler-442 b

Rank #11 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Transit in 2015

HZ 72%inferred

0.671

Earth-2.0 index

0.848

Earth Similarity Index

72%

Habitable-zone probability

1.34 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass2.360 M⊕inferred
Bulk density5.390 g/cm³
Orbital period112.3053 days
Semi-major axis0.40900 au
Eccentricity0.040
Incident flux0.660 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature229.1 K
Transit-time σ at 2030238.1 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation1.12 masReflected-light contrast 1.86e-9 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources4 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage75%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostKepler-442
Spectral typeK
Effective temperature4402 K
Radius0.598 R☉
Mass0.609 M☉
Distance366.0 pc / 1193.6 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2015