K2-266 c
Orbiting K2-266
K2-266 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-266, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
0.70
Earth radii
Mass
0.29
Earth masses
Orbital Period
7.8
days
Distance
77.6
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
665
K
Radius (Earth radii)
0.70
Mass (Earth masses)
0.29
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
665 K
Parameter source: Rodriguez et al. 2018
Orbital Period
7.814+0.002−0.002days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0679+0.0011−0.0011au
M sin(i) / sin(i) (Earth masses)
0.29+0.17−0.17
M sin(i) / sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0009+0.0005−0.0005
Eccentricity
0.0420+0.0430−0.0300
Epoch of Periastron
2457907.60+1.20−1.20days(BJD-TDB)
Argument of Periastron
87.0+61.0−61.0deg
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 c
K2-266 c orbits K2-266 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 0.71 Earth radii, a calculated mass of 0.29 Earth masses (M sin(i) / sin(i)), an orbital period of 7.81 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 665 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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