The K2-59 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 1015.37 light years away from the solar system.
| Mass | 0.77 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.73 solar radiae |
| Temperature | 5055 kelvin |
| Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
| Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-59 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 | 6.390 Earth masses |
| Density | 2.510 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 2.410 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.1354 AU |
| Eccentricity | NaN |
| Orbital Period | 20.692 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 more than 10 Earth masses, K2-59 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 | 5.900 Earth masses |
| Density | 2.660 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 2.300 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.0905 AU |
| Eccentricity | NaN |
| Orbital Period | 11.295 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 |