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EPIC 246851721 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/EPIC 246851721 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

EPIC 246851721 b

Orbiting EPIC 246851721

Discovered in 2018 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of EPIC 246851721 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,018
Method: Transit
Radius: 11.780659 R⊕
Mass: 953.49 M⊕
Orbit: 6.180235 days
Distance: 372.632 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 6.180235 days
Semi-major axis: 0.07229 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 11.780659 Earth radii
Mass: 953.49 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 3.1 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,401 K
Insolation: 642 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: EPIC 246851721
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: F5 V
Stellar temperature: 6,202 K
Stellar radius: 1.586 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.317 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.141 dex
Stellar age: 3.02 Gyr
Distance: 372.632 parsecs
Right ascension: 05h15m40.76s
Declination: +16d16m43.32s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,018
Publication date: 2018-12
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 246851721 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of EPIC 246851721 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork