Back to Catalog
Kepler-1542 e is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), smaller than Earth at 0.76 Earth radii. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 5.1 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1542, located approximately 399 parsecs (1302 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
0.76
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period5.1012 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0568 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.0678 RJ
Radius (Earth)0.76 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1542 e sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius0.76 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length5.1 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.057 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Star System View
Loading 3D view...
Size Comparison
0.76x Earth's radius
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1542 e: 5.1 Earth days (0.057 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
Test Your Knowledge
Related Research
Loading papers...