Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.70 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.53 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.22 g
- An orbital period of 5.299 days
- Distance from Earth 1,473.47 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.846
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 25,984,672 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
1 sibling around EPIC 206042996
EPIC 206042996 b shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPIC 206042996 c | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.20 | 1.87 | 0.355 | — | 2021 |
| EPIC 206042996 b this | Super-Earth | 1.70 | 3.53 | 5.299 | — | 2019 |
EPIC 206042996 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#401of 1176
top 34.0%
This planet
1.70R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | EPIC 206042996 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.70 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.53 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 3.95 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.22 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | — | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 12785571
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2600942622915012608
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2600942622915012608
System
EPIC 206042996
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 5.30 Earth days (1.5% of a terrestrial year).
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.197 %
Duration
3.144 h
Impact parameter b
0.260
Rp / R★
0.030300
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,456,989.0462
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 1,970 ppm lasting ≈ 3.14 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.030300
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
16.000
Impact parameter (b)
0.260
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,456,989.0462
Eq. Temperature
—
Insolation (S⊕)
—
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.846
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Insufficient insolation data. Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Heller et al. 2019Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2019-07
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2019 at K2 (12 shown).
Host System: EPIC 206042996
Spectral Class
K-type orange
Effective Temperature
4,114 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
—
Stellar Radius
0.500 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.565 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.01
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.800 dex
Stellar density
2.905 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 12 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
2.187 mas
Total Proper Motion
10.415 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
7.30 mas/yr
PM Declination
-7.43 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.898 · y = -0.372 · z = -0.235
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 337.51362° · Dec -13.61015°
Galactic ℓ, b
48.065° · -54.376°
Ecliptic λ, β
334.169° · -3.901°
HTM-20 index
451933986
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