K2-211 b
Orbiting K2-211
K2-211 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-211, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
1.33
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
2.48
Earth masses
Orbital Period
0.7
days
Distance
272.3
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1873
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.33
Mass (Earth masses)
2.48
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
1873 K
Parameter source: Thygesen et al. 2023
Orbital Period
0.670+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0142+0.0002−0.0002au
Eccentricity
0.1900+0.3000−0.1400
Argument of Periastron
-150.0+130.0−110.0deg
Distance from Earth
272.3 pc (~888 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5117 K
Mass (Solar)
0.85 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.82 R☉
Luminosity
-0.38 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
21.1062°, 1.7049°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: K2-211 b
K2-211 b orbits K2-211 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.33 Earth radii, a mass of 2.48 Earth masses (estimated), an orbital period of 0.67 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,873 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 272.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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