Exoplanet

K2-70 b

Orbiting K2-70

Overview

K2-70 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-70, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.89

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

233.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.89

Mass (Earth masses)

9.26

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Crossfield et al. 2016

Orbital Period

13.979+0.001−0.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1112+0.0040−0.0040au

Distance from Earth

233.0 pc (~760 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5622 K

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

338.4759°, -10.0850°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: K2-70 b

System Context

K2-70 b orbits K2-70 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.89 Earth radii, a mass of 9.26 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 13.98 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 233 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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