Exoplanet

K2-149 b

Orbiting K2-149

Overview

K2-149 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-149, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.64

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

123.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.64

Mass (Earth masses)

3.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Hirano et al. 2018

Orbital Period

11.332+0.0010.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0830+0.00270.0027au

Distance from Earth

123.7 pc (~403 ly)

Spectral Type

M1.0 V

Temperature

3745 K

Mass (Solar)

0.59 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.57 R☉

Luminosity

-1.31 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

9.8218°, 7.2770°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources

Source ID: K2-149 b

System Context

K2-149 b orbits K2-149 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.64 Earth radii, a mass of 3.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 11.33 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 123.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M1.0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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