The K2-162 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 405.85 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.75 solar masses |
Radius | 0.69 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4842 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.17 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 2.668 Earth masses, K2-162 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 | 2.670 Earth masses |
Density | 4.910 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.440 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0795 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 9.459 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2018-03 |
Reference | Mayo et al. 2018 |