The K2-83 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 409.42 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.48 solar masses |
Radius | 0.42 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3910 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 2.080 Earth masses, K2-83 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 | 2.080 Earth masses |
Density | 5.940 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.244 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.03014 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.07 |
Orbital Period | 2.747 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 2.805 Earth masses, K2-83 c 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 | 2.800 Earth masses |
Density | 4.720 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.483 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.07131 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.06 |
Orbital Period | 9.998 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 |