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EPIC 212297394 c | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/EPIC 212297394 c

Confirmed exoplanet · Super Earth

EPIC 212297394 c

Orbiting EPIC 212297394

Discovered in 2021 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,021
Method: Transit
Radius: 2.27 R⊕
Mass: 5.77 M⊕
Orbit: 5.213965 days
Distance: 418.395 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 5.213965 days
Semi-major axis: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 2.27 Earth radii
Mass: 5.77 Earth masses
Mass provenance: M-R relationship
Density: 2.71 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 866 K
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: EPIC 212297394
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 5,171 K
Stellar radius: 0.8 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.83 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.03 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 418.395 parsecs
Right ascension: 13h48m49.47s
Declination: -17d36m35.63s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,021
Publication date: 2021-11
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: K2
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from EPIC 212297394 c.

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