K2-115 b
Orbiting K2-115
K2-115 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-115, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.80
Earth radii
Mass
321.01
Earth masses
Orbital Period
20.3
days
Distance
413.6
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
696
K
Radius (Earth radii)
11.80
Mass (Earth masses)
321.01
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
696 K
Parameter source: Thygesen et al. 2023
Orbital Period
20.273+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1415+0.0020−0.0024au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
321.01+69.92−73.10
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
1.0100+0.2200−0.2300
Eccentricity
0.0630+0.0610−0.0420
Argument of Periastron
137.0+46.0−87.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
80.00+17.00−18.00m/s
Distance from Earth
413.6 pc (~1349 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5870 K
Mass (Solar)
0.92 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.85 R☉
Luminosity
-0.11 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
126.5535°, 12.2819°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2017
Source ID: K2-115 b
K2-115 b orbits K2-115 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 11.8 Earth radii, a mass of 321.01 Earth masses, an orbital period of 20.27 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 696 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 413.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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