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EPIC 249893012 c | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/EPIC 249893012 c

Confirmed exoplanet · Neptune Like

EPIC 249893012 c

Orbiting EPIC 249893012

Discovered in 2020 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,020
Method: Transit
Radius: 3.67 R⊕
Mass: 14.67 M⊕
Orbit: 15.624 days
Distance: 321.296 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 15.624 days
Semi-major axis: 0.13 AU
Eccentricity: 0.07
Radius: 3.67 Earth radii
Mass: 14.67 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.62 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 990 K
Insolation: 160 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: EPIC 249893012
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 3
Spectral type: G8 IV/V
Stellar temperature: 5,430 K
Stellar radius: 1.71 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.05 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.2 dex
Stellar age: 9 Gyr
Distance: 321.296 parsecs
Right ascension: 15h12m59.58s
Declination: -16d43m28.73s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,020
Publication date: 2020-04
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: K2
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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