The K2-88 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 360.60 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.26 solar masses |
Radius | 0.26 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3537 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | - decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At 2.042 Earth masses, K2-88 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 | 2.040 Earth masses |
Density | 6.020 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.230 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0345 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.26 |
Orbital Period | 4.612 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 |