The K2-35 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 823.86 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.7 solar masses |
Radius | 0.62 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4402.71 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.04 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 2.302 Earth masses, K2-35 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 | 2.300 Earth masses |
Density | 5.500 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.320 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.031 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.13 |
Orbital Period | 2.400 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2016-08 |
Reference | Sinukoff et al. 2016 |
With a mass below 5 Earth masses, a density of 3.35, and a semi-major axis of 0.055 astronomical units, K2-35 c could, potentially, be an ocean world - a planet with no dry land.
Mass | 4.380 Earth masses |
Density | 3.350 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.930 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.055 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.12 |
Orbital Period | 5.608 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2016-08 |
Reference | Sinukoff et al. 2016 |