The K2-37 system contains 3 exoplanets. It is located 586.89 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.9 solar masses |
Radius | 0.85 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5413 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.03 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 3.212 Earth masses, K2-37 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 | 3.220 Earth masses |
Density | 4.240 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.610 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0511 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 4.441 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 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-37 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 | 8.000 Earth masses |
Density | 2.110 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.750 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0654 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 6.429 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 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-37 d 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 | 7.900 Earth masses |
Density | 2.130 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.730 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.1103 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 14.092 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 |