Exoplanet

K2-48 b

Orbiting K2-48

Overview

K2-48 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-48, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.24

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.01

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

20.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

313.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.24

Mass (Earth masses)

6.01

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Crossfield et al. 2016

Orbital Period

20.506+0.004−0.004days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1344+0.0012−0.0012au

Distance from Earth

313.8 pc (~1023 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4899 K

Mass (Solar)

0.77 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.73 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

176.1233°, 3.2724°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: K2-48 b

System Context

K2-48 b orbits K2-48 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.24 Earth radii, a mass of 6.01 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 20.51 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 313.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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