K2-266 b
Orbiting K2-266
K2-266 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-266, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
3.30
Earth radii
Mass
11.27
Earth masses
Orbital Period
0.7
days
Distance
77.6
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1515
K
Radius (Earth radii)
3.30
Mass (Earth masses)
11.27
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1515 K
Parameter source: Rodriguez et al. 2018
Orbital Period
0.659+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0131+0.0002−0.0002au
M sin(i) / sin(i) (Earth masses)
11.27+11.37−11.37
M sin(i) / sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0355+0.0358−0.0358
Epoch of Periastron
2457945.72+0.00−0.00days(BJD-TDB)
Distance from Earth
77.6 pc (~253 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4285 K
Mass (Solar)
0.69 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.70 R☉
Luminosity
-0.82 log L☉
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
157.9357°, 0.9373°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: K2-266 b
K2-266 b orbits K2-266 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 3.3 Earth radii, a calculated mass of 11.27 Earth masses (M sin(i) / sin(i)), an orbital period of 0.66 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,515 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 77.6 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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