The K2-258 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 2158.74 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.21 solar masses |
Radius | 1.31 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6351 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.01 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-258 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 | 9.270 Earth masses |
Density | 1.890 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.000 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.149 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 19.092 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 |