The K2-316 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 366.88 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.41 solar masses |
Radius | 0.38 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3436 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 2.331 Earth masses, K2-316 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 | 2.330 Earth masses |
Density | 5.440 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.330 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0147 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 1.133 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2020-12 |
Reference | Castro González et al. 2020 |
At 4.007 Earth masses, K2-316 c 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 | 4.010 Earth masses |
Density | 3.600 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.830 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0582 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 5.260 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2020-12 |
Reference | Castro González et al. 2020 |