Exoplanet

K2-409 b

Orbiting K2-409

Overview

K2-409 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-409, discovered in 2022 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.48

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

431.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.48

Mass (Earth masses)

7.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Christiansen et al. 2022

Orbital Period

1.908+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

431.0 pc (~1406 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5742 K

Mass (Solar)

0.89 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.23 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

228.4551°, -16.3513°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2022

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: K2-409 b

System Context

K2-409 b orbits K2-409 and was reported in 2022 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.48 Earth radii, a mass of 7.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.91 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 431 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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