The K2-111 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 653.60 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.84 solar masses |
Radius | 1.25 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5775 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.46 decimal exponent |
Age | 12.3 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-111 b is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
Mass | 5.290 Earth masses |
Density | 4.800 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.820 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.057 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.13 |
Orbital Period | 5.352 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2017-07 |
Reference | Fridlund et al. 2017 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-111 c is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
Mass | 11.300 Earth masses |
Density | 1.620 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.370 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.1166 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.07 |
Orbital Period | 15.678 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2020-10 |
Reference | Mortier et al. 2020 |