Exoplanet

K2-378 b

Orbiting K2-378

Overview

K2-378 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-378, discovered in 2022 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.88

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.21

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

688.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.88

Mass (Earth masses)

9.21

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Christiansen et al. 2022

Orbital Period

2.060+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

688.0 pc (~2244 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4823 K

Mass (Solar)

0.92 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.73 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

205.1597°, -11.1172°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2022

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: K2-378 b

System Context

K2-378 b orbits K2-378 and was reported in 2022 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.88 Earth radii, a mass of 9.21 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.06 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 688 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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