Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

EPIC 206024342 d

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) EPIC 206024342, located approximately 1,206.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.60 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.27 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.08 g
  • An orbital period of 14.648 days
  • Distance from Earth 1,206.41 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.690
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 21,275,073 years

2 siblings around EPIC 206024342

EPIC 206024342 d shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
EPIC 206024342 c Super-Earth 1.40 2.54 0.912 2021
EPIC 206024342 b Super-Earth 1.70 3.53 4.508 2019
EPIC 206024342 d this Sub-Neptune 2.60 7.27 14.648 2021

EPIC 206024342 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.60 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.232 R♃
Mass
7.27 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.023 M♃
Density
2.27 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.08 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.690
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Transit
Facility K2
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1017of 1978

top 51.4%

This planet

2.60R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth EPIC 206024342 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.6011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.27317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.271.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.082.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 75266189

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 6839540362940861568

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 6839540362940861568

System

EPIC 206024342

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.600 R⊕ · percentile 48 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.270 M⊕ · percentile 44 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 14.65 d · percentile 50 / cohort 1946
Distance 369.89 pc · percentile 39 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.690 · percentile 92 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
14.648 days
Semi-major axis
AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
90.00 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 14.65 Earth days (4.0% of a terrestrial year).

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.087 %

Duration

4.008 h

Impact parameter b

0.940

Rp / R★

0.021700

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,456,985.4751

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 872 ppm lasting ≈ 4.01 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.021700

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

29.000

Impact parameter (b)

0.940

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,456,985.4751

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.690

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Adams et al. 2021

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2021-08

Observation locale

Space

Host System: EPIC 206024342

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,724 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

1.100 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.928 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.22

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.500 dex

Stellar density

2.383 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
369.89 parsec
Light-years 1,206.41 ly
V-band magnitude
13.10 mag
Voyager-speed travel 21,275,073 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 12 bands

8.213.813.80B13.10V12.97Gaia13.05Kepler12.52TESS11.85J11.53H11.49K11.44W111.50W211.60W38.20W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

2.675 mas

Total Proper Motion

35.632 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-18.37 mas/yr

PM Declination

-30.53 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.850 · y = -0.466 · z = -0.244

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 331.27714° · Dec -14.12180°

Galactic ℓ, b

42.944° · -49.187°

Ecliptic λ, β

328.326° · -2.205°

HTM-20 index

1505357406

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