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K2-264 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/K2-264 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Super Earth

K2-264 b

Orbiting K2-264

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

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,018
Method: Transit
Radius: 2.231 R⊕
Mass: 5.61 M⊕
Orbit: 5.840002 days
Distance: 185.605 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 5.840002 days
Semi-major axis: 0.05023 AU
Eccentricity: 0.5
Radius: 2.231 Earth radii
Mass: 5.61 Earth masses
Mass provenance: M-R relationship
Density: 2.78 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 496 K
Insolation: 13.0794 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: K2-264
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: M2.5 V
Stellar temperature: 3,660 K
Stellar radius: 0.473 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.496 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.013 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 185.605 parsecs
Right ascension: 08h45m26.00s
Declination: +19d41m54.24s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,018
Publication date: 2018-11
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 K2-264 b.

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