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K2-242 b
Orbiting K2-242, discovered in 2018 (7523) by K2 via the Transit method.
Planet
| Radius | 2.54 R⊕ |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 6.51 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years) |
| Orbital eccentricity | Unknown |
| Equilibrium temperature | 416 K (143 °C) |
Host star — K2-242
| Temperature | 3459 K (3186 °C) |
| Radius | 0.37 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.38 M☉ |
Location
| Distance from Earth | 109.2 pc (~356 light-years) |
| Right ascension / Declination | 179.8358 / -6.5179 |
Last refreshed 2026-09-13 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.