K2-3 b
Orbiting K2-3
K2-3 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-3, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
2.08
Earth radii
Mass
5.11
Earth masses
Orbital Period
10.1
days
Distance
44.1
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
501
K
Radius (Earth radii)
2.08
Mass (Earth masses)
5.11
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
501 K
Orbital Period
10.05 days
Distance from Earth
44.1 pc (~144 ly)
Spectral Type
M V
Temperature
3844 K
Mass (Solar)
0.55 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.55 R☉
Luminosity
-1.23 log L☉
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
172.3354°, -1.4551°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2015
Source ID: K2-3 b
K2-3 b orbits K2-3 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.08 Earth radii, a mass of 5.11 Earth masses, an orbital period of 10.05 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 501 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 44.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M V, and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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