Exoplanet · mini-Neptune
K2-342 b
K2-342 b is a mini-Neptune orbiting the star K2-342. Its year lasts 11.6 Earth days. It was discovered in 2021 by the Transit method.
| Host star | K2-342 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 679.6 light-years (208.4 pc) |
| Orbital period | 11.6 days |
| Radius | 2.03 R⊕ · 0.181 R♃ |
| Mass | 4.78 M⊕ · 0.015 M♃ (estimated from the radius) |
| Density | 3.14 g/cm³ |
| Equilibrium temperature | 861 K (588 °C) |
| Discovery method | Transit |
| Discovery year | 2021 |
| Discovered by | K2 |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1346. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 12 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.