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 |