K2-263 b
Orbiting K2-263
K2-263 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-263, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
2.51
Earth radii
Mass
15.40
Earth masses
Orbital Period
50.8
days
Distance
162.5
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
482
K
Radius (Earth radii)
2.51
Mass (Earth masses)
15.40
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
482 K
Orbital Period
50.82 days
Distance from Earth
162.5 pc (~530 ly)
Spectral Type
G9 V
Temperature
5368 K
Mass (Solar)
0.88 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.85 R☉
Luminosity
-0.26 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
129.6821°, 15.6806°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: K2-263 b
K2-263 b orbits K2-263 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.51 Earth radii, a mass of 15.4 Earth masses, an orbital period of 50.82 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 482 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 162.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G9 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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