K2-140 b
Orbiting K2-140
K2-140 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-140, discovered in 2017 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
13.56
Earth radii
Mass
295.58
Earth masses
Orbital Period
6.6
days
Distance
347.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
962
K
Radius (Earth radii)
13.56
Mass (Earth masses)
295.58
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
962 K
Orbital Period
6.57 days
Distance from Earth
347.9 pc (~1135 ly)
Spectral Type
G6 V
Temperature
5585 K
Mass (Solar)
0.96 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.06 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
188.1373°, -9.6076°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2017
Source ID: K2-140 b
K2-140 b orbits K2-140 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 13.56 Earth radii, a mass of 295.58 Earth masses, an orbital period of 6.57 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 962 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 347.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G6 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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