The K2-62 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 366.82 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.77 solar masses |
Radius | 0.73 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4880 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.29 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-62 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 | 5.220 Earth masses |
Density | 2.930 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.140 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0636 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 6.672 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, K2-62 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 | 5.220 Earth masses |
Density | 2.930 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.140 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.1148 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 16.197 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 |