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2016
Discovered
0.76
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period3.9512 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0479 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.0678 RJ
Radius (Earth)0.76 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1542 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius0.76 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length4.0 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.048 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
0.76x Earth's radius
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1542 b: 4.0 Earth days (0.048 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1542
Effective Temperature5,564 K
Mass0.94 M☉
Radius0.99 R☉
Size vs Sun1.01x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.06
Distance (pc)399.114 pc
Distance (ly)1301.7 light-years
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