Kepler-442 b
Description: Kepler-442b is a confirmed near-Earth-sized exoplanet, likely rocky, orbiting within the habitable zone of the K-type main-sequence star Kepler-442, about 1,196 light-years (367 pc) from Earth in the constellation of Lyra.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown
Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.12 RJ
Density: 5.39 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: 241.0 K
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 112.3053 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.409 AU
Eccentricity: 0.04
Inclination: 89.94°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: Kepler-442
Spectral Type: Unknown
Temperature: 4402.0 K
Stellar Mass: 0.61 M☉
Stellar Radius: 0.6 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: b
Object ID: 3.4658
Host ID: 2.436989
Discovery Date: 2015-02
Discovery Year: 2015
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Space
Discovery Facility: Kepler
Discovery Instrument: Kepler CCD Array