The K2-55 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 520.29 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.7 solar masses |
Radius | 0.63 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4456 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-55 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 | 14.000 Earth masses |
Density | 1.380 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.820 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.03486 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.07 |
Orbital Period | 2.849 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | K2 |
Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
Discovery Date | 2016-09 |
Reference | Crossfield et al. 2016 |