The K2-270 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 914.93 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.85 solar masses |
Radius | 0.77 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4877 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.26 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 2.480 Earth masses, K2-270 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 | 2.480 Earth masses |
Density | 5.190 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.380 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0247 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 1.543 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2018-12 |
Reference | Livingston et al. 2018 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-270 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 | 9.010 Earth masses |
Density | 1.930 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.950 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0497 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 4.400 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2018-12 |
Reference | Livingston et al. 2018 |