K2-265 b
Orbiting K2-265
K2-265 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-265, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
1.71
Earth radii
Mass
7.34
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.4
days
Distance
138.7
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1366
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.71
Mass (Earth masses)
7.34
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1366 K
Parameter source: Thygesen et al. 2023
Orbital Period
2.369+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0336+0.0006−0.0005au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
7.34+1.43−1.40
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0231+0.0045−0.0044
Eccentricity
0.1600+0.1600−0.1100
Argument of Periastron
-57.0+52.0−27.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
3.87+0.77−0.75m/s
Distance from Earth
138.7 pc (~452 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5420 K
Mass (Solar)
0.90 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.92 R☉
Luminosity
-0.18 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
342.0316°, -14.4948°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: K2-265 b
K2-265 b orbits K2-265 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.71 Earth radii, a mass of 7.34 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.37 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,366 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 138.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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