K2-150 b
Orbiting K2-150
K2-150 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-150, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
2.00
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
4.96
Earth masses
Orbital Period
10.6
days
Distance
102.5
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
2.00
Mass (Earth masses)
4.96
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Hirano et al. 2018
Orbital Period
10.594+0.001−0.001days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0727+0.0027−0.0027au
Distance from Earth
102.5 pc (~334 ly)
Spectral Type
M2.5 V
Temperature
3499 K
Mass (Solar)
0.46 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.44 R☉
Luminosity
-1.59 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
18.3444°, 8.9874°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: K2-150 b
K2-150 b orbits K2-150 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2 Earth radii, a mass of 4.96 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.59 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 102.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M2.5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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