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K2-115 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/K2-115 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

K2-115 b

Orbiting K2-115

Discovered in 2017 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,017
Method: Transit
Radius: 11.803057 R⊕
Mass: 321.006691 M⊕
Orbit: 20.272991 days
Distance: 413.591 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 20.272991 days
Semi-major axis: 0.1415 AU
Eccentricity: 0.063
Radius: 11.803057 Earth radii
Mass: 321.006691 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.07 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 696 K
Insolation: 20.4393 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: K2-115
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G4
Stellar temperature: 5,870 K
Stellar radius: 0.855 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.918 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.198 dex
Stellar age: 2.2 Gyr
Distance: 413.591 parsecs
Right ascension: 08h26m12.84s
Declination: +12d16m54.66s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,017
Publication date: 2017-11
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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