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K2-97 b
Orbiting K2-97
K2-97 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-97, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
13.45
Earth radii
Mass
174.49
Earth masses
Orbital Period
8.4
days
Distance
878.4
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1566
K
Radius (Earth radii)
13.45
Mass (Earth masses)
174.49
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1566 K
Parameter source: Thygesen et al. 2023
Orbital Period
8.407+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0854+0.0044−0.0033au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
174.49+18.75−14.62
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.5490+0.0590−0.0460
Eccentricity
0.2070+0.0390−0.0380
Argument of Periastron
68.4+9.0−11.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
48.70+2.30−2.30m/s
Distance from Earth
878.4 pc (~2865 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4673 K
Mass (Solar)
1.17 M☉
Radius (Solar)
4.14 R☉
Luminosity
0.87 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
127.7628°, 10.8476°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: K2-97 b
K2-97 b orbits K2-97 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 13.45 Earth radii, a mass of 174.49 Earth masses, an orbital period of 8.41 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,566 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 878.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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