The K2-90 system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 437.66 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.63 solar masses |
Radius | 0.62 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4484 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.225 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, K2-90 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 | 7.270 Earth masses |
Density | 2.270 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 2.600 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.096 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.07 |
Orbital Period | 13.733 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 2.242 Earth masses, K2-90 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 | 2.240 Earth masses |
Density | 5.600 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 1.300 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.035 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.19 |
Orbital Period | 2.901 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 |