Imaginary Picture of Kepler-142 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-142 b around the hoststar Kepler-142
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-142 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19402853+4828526 b, K00343.02, KIC 10982872 b, KOI-343 b, KOI-343.02, WISE J194028.56+482852.7 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1780 (Rjup) 1.9952 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0158 (Mjup) 5.0153 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0320 (AU) 0.0320 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0055
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.02 (Days Obs.) 2.10 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2599
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1640671.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1597.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1500.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1213.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1899.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1783.9 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-142
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19402853+4828526, KIC 10982872, KOI-343, WISE J194028.56+482852.7"
Star Distance(LY) : 1788.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5759 (K)
Spectral type : G2
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 3.4
Apparent Magnitude: 12.1
Right Ascension(RA) 295.1189
Declination (DEC) 48.4813
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-142+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-142%20b/
Kepler-142 b
Kepler-142 b

  • Kepler-142 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-142, located about 1788.7 light-years (548.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-142 has apparent magnitude of 12.1, with absolute magnitude of 3.4.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5759 with its spectral types of G2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-142 b orbits around the star Kepler-142 every 2.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4787131.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-142 b around its host star Kepler-142)


  • The Star Kepler-142 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.802 AU ( 119954477.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.108 AU ( 165808436.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.689 AU ( 252655363.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.485 AU ( 371793435.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-142 b : 1640671.21 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-142)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-142 distance : 0.832 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.054 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.018 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.116 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.862 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.963 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-142)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-142 distance : 0.833 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.083 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.102 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.894 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-142 distance : 1.970 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-142)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-142 and its Exoplanet Kepler-142 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-142 and its Exoplanet Kepler-142 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-142*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102