The K2-122 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 234.98 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.63 solar masses |
Radius | 0.59 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4009 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.32 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 1.657 Earth masses, K2-122 b is a so called Super Earth. Super Earths could be terrestrial worlds like Earth, but they could also be ocean worlds or terrestrial worlds wrapped in a substantial atmosphere, in which case some refer to them as Mini Neptunes.
Mass | 1.650 Earth masses |
Density | 5.810 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.160 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0373 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.21 |
Orbital Period | 2.219 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2017-11 |
Reference | Dressing et al. 2017 |