The K2-63 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 1687.97 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.4 solar masses |
Radius | 1.63 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6771 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-63 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 | 10.500 Earth masses |
Density | 1.730 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.220 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.1627 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 20.257 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, K2-63 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 | 14.500 Earth masses |
Density | 1.340 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 3.900 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.189 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 25.456 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 |