The K2-58 system contains 3 exoplanets. It is located 592.78 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.89 solar masses |
Radius | 0.86 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5413 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.11 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-58 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 | 7.650 Earth masses |
Density | 2.180 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.680 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0692 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 7.053 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 |
At 3.244 Earth masses, K2-58 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 | 3.260 Earth masses |
Density | 4.210 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.620 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.035 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 2.537 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 |
At 3.562 Earth masses, K2-58 d 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 | 3.570 Earth masses |
Density | 3.920 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.710 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.1517 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 22.883 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 |