The K2-264 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 605.36 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.5 solar masses |
Radius | 0.47 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3660 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.013 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-264 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 | 5.610 Earth masses |
Density | 2.780 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.231 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.05023 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.5 |
Orbital Period | 5.840 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2018-11 |
Reference | Rizzuto et al. 2018 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-264 c 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 | 7.600 Earth masses |
Density | 2.200 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.668 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.11283 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.45 |
Orbital Period | 19.660 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2018-11 |
Reference | Rizzuto et al. 2018 |