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Kepler-42 c

Orbiting Kepler-42, discovered in 2011 (7516) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius0.73 R⊕
MassUnknown
Orbital period0.45 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricityUnknown
Equilibrium temperature720 K (447 °C)

Host star — Kepler-42

Temperature3068 K (2795 °C)
Radius0.17 R☉
Mass0.13 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth40.1 pc (~131 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination292.2196 / 44.6174

Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.