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K2-30 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/K2-30 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

K2-30 b

Orbiting K2-30

Discovered in 2016 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 K2-30 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,016
Method: Transit
Radius: 11.646151 R⊕
Mass: 184.02357 M⊕
Orbit: 4.098503 days
Distance: 333.042 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 4.098503 days
Semi-major axis: 0.04839 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 11.646151 Earth radii
Mass: 184.02357 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.64 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,092 K
Insolation: 299 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: K2-30
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G6 V
Stellar temperature: 5,425 K
Stellar radius: 0.844 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.9 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.15 dex
Stellar age: 3.9 Gyr
Distance: 333.042 parsecs
Right ascension: 03h29m22.09s
Declination: +22d17m57.66s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,016
Publication date: 2016-06
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 K2-30 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of K2-30 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork