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K2-242 Overview

K2-242 0.37 R⦿ 4172.86 K
K2-242 b
0.227 RJup

K2-242 Architecture & Discovery Information

Name Orbital Separation Planet Size Method Year Reference Disposition
K2-242
K2-242 b 6.51 d 2.54 R⨁ Transit 2018 Livingston et al. 2018 Confirmed Planet
RA
11h59m20.60s
Dec
-06d31m04.28s
Distance
109.237+0.625-0.617
pc
Parallax
9.1258900±0.0516706 mas
Ecliptic Latitude
-6.04319 deg
Ecliptic Longitude
182.44793 deg
Galactic Latitude
54.06962 deg
Galactic Longitude
280.50197 deg
Total Proper Motion
8.3136347±0.0942901 mas/yr
Proper Motion (RA)
-6.937800±0.110008 mas/yr
Proper Motion (Dec)
-4.580770±0.039048 mas/yr
Photometry
mV
16.414±0.309
mTESS
14.1450000±0.0073475
mJ
12.621±0.022
mH
12.015±0.023
mKs
11.777±0.024
mKep
15.615
mW1
11.632±0.023
mW2
11.484±0.022
mW3
11.212±0.168
mW4
8.155
mGaia
15.381800±0.000514
mB
18.047±0.299
Mission
K2 : Observed in Campaign 10
Tools
Planetary Systems
ExoFOP Target Overview Page
IRSA Finding Chart
K2 Names
K2 Planets and Candidates
K2 Targets
Stellar Hosts
K2 Time Series
Source TICv8 Gaia DR2 Livingston et al. 2018
Teff
(K)
3388.0±157.0
4172.860+275.757-440.220
3459+65-38
Metallicity
(dex)
--- ---
-0.010+0.160-0.180
[Fe/H]
M✶
(M⦿)
0.3481130±0.0204094 --- 0.38±0.01
R✶
(R⦿)
0.3620470±0.0110422 --- 0.37±0.01
log g
(log10(cm/s2))
4.8622600±0.0010083 --- 4.89±0.01
L✶
(log10(L⦿))
-1.80800+0.09612-0.12362
 --- ---
ρ✶
(g/cm3)
10.3416821±0.3394721 --- ---
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Status
Confirmed Planet
Detected By
Transit
Tools
Planetary Systems
Transit Prediction Service
K2 Names
K2 Planets and Candidates
Transit
Source Livingston et al. 2018
a/R✶
22.1+3.8-5.6
Teq
(K)
416±8
b
0.42+0.32-0.29
P
(days)
6.51389+0.00082-0.00083
Rp
(R⨁)
2.54+0.21-0.19
Rp
(RJup)
0.227+0.019-0.017
Rp/R✶
0.0633+0.0051-0.0044
a
(au)
0.0494±0.0004
δ
(%)
0.624
T14
(hours)
2.0
TC
(days)
2457586.2400±0.0054
(BJD)
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Known Objects
1 Confirmed Planets
1 K2 Targets
1 2MASS Point Source Catalog
Data Files
1 K2 Time Series
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