K2-100 b
Orbiting K2-100
K2-100 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-100, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
3.88
Earth radii
Mass
21.80
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.7
days
Distance
189.0
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1841
K
Radius (Earth radii)
3.88
Mass (Earth masses)
21.80
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1841 K
Parameter source: Barragán et al. 2019
Orbital Period
1.674+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0301+0.0014−0.0014au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
21.80+6.20−6.20
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0686+0.0195−0.0195
Eccentricity
0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
10.60+3.00−3.00m/s
Distance from Earth
189.0 pc (~616 ly)
Spectral Type
G0 V
Temperature
5945 K
Mass (Solar)
1.15 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.24 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
129.6011°, 20.1060°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: K2-100 b
K2-100 b orbits K2-100 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 3.88 Earth radii, a mass of 21.8 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.67 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,841 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 189 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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