The K2-73 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 877.96 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.05 solar masses |
Radius | 1.06 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5922 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.09 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-73 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 | 6.570 Earth masses |
Density | 2.450 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.450 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.07619 AU |
Eccentricity | NaN |
Orbital Period | 7.495 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 |