The K2-65 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 235.48 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.87 solar masses |
Radius | 0.84 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5213 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.34 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 3.123 Earth masses, K2-65 b is a so called Super Earth. Super Earths could be terrestrial worlds like Earth, but they could also be ocean worlds or terrestrial worlds wrapped in a substantial atmosphere, in which case some refer to them as Mini Neptunes.
Mass | 3.120 Earth masses |
Density | 4.350 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.580 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.1014 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 12.648 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 |