Exoplanet

K2-266 b

Orbiting K2-266

Overview

K2-266 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-266, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.30

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

11.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

0.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

77.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1515

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

3.30

Mass (Earth masses)

11.60

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

1515 K

Orbital Period

0.66 days

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

Data Sources

Source ID: K2-266 b