K2-216 b
Orbiting K2-216
K2-216 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-216, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
1.75
Earth radii
Mass
8.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.2
days
Distance
115.5
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1103
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.75
Mass (Earth masses)
8.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1103 K
Orbital Period
2.17 days
Distance from Earth
115.5 pc (~377 ly)
Spectral Type
K5 V
Temperature
4503 K
Mass (Solar)
0.70 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.72 R☉
Luminosity
-0.72 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
11.4802°, 6.3470°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: K2-216 b
K2-216 b orbits K2-216 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.75 Earth radii, a mass of 8 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.17 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,103 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 115.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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