The K2-226 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 689.05 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.88 solar masses |
Radius | 0.91 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5424 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.03 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 2.989 Earth masses, K2-226 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 | 2.990 Earth masses |
Density | 4.500 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.540 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0413 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 3.271 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 |