K2-28 b
Orbiting K2-28
K2-28 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-28, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
2.32
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
6.38
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.3
days
Distance
63.0
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
568
K
Radius (Earth radii)
2.32
Mass (Earth masses)
6.38
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
568 K
Orbital Period
2.26 days
Distance from Earth
63.0 pc (~205 ly)
Spectral Type
M4
Temperature
3214 K
Mass (Solar)
0.26 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.29 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
335.6233°, -7.9564°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: K2-28 b
K2-28 b orbits K2-28 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.32 Earth radii, a mass of 6.38 Earth masses (estimated), an orbital period of 2.26 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 568 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 63 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M4, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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