The K2-248 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1325.02 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.88 solar masses |
Radius | 0.92 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5528 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.1 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-248 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 | 7.130 Earth masses |
Density | 2.310 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.570 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0699 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 7.173 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2018-08 |
Reference | Livingston et al. 2018 |