The K2-61 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 1323.32 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.21 solar masses |
Radius | 1.36 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6293 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.17 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-61 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 | 6.710 Earth masses |
Density | 2.420 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.480 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0392 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 2.573 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 |