Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

K2-75 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) K2-75, located approximately 1,832.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.77 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.10 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.06 g
  • An orbital period of 18.311 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1429 AU
  • Distance from Earth 1,832.77 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.667
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 32,320,869 years

1 sibling around K2-75

K2-75 c shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
K2-75 b Sub-Neptune 2.67 7.61 7.814 2016
K2-75 c this Sub-Neptune 2.77 8.10 18.311 2016

K2-75 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.77 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.247 R♃
Mass
8.10 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.026 M♃
Density
2.09 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.06 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.667
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2016
Method Transit
Facility K2
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#780of 1978

top 39.4%

This planet

2.77R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth K2-75 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.10317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.091.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.062.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00138.000.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 250996363

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2621784209417087360

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2621784209417087360

System

K2-75

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.770 R⊕ · percentile 60 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.100 M⊕ · percentile 55 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 18.31 d · percentile 59 / cohort 1946
Distance 561.93 pc · percentile 50 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.667 · percentile 90 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
18.311 days
Semi-major axis
0.1429 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
88.80 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 18.31 Earth days (5.0% of a terrestrial year) at a mean orbital distance of 0.1429 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.041 %

Duration

6.420 h

Impact parameter b

0.590

Rp / R★

0.016200

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,456,992.7150

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 410 ppm lasting ≈ 6.42 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.016200

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

21.419

Impact parameter (b)

0.590

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,456,992.7150

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.25400

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

138.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.667

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Crossfield et al. 2016

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2016-09

Observation locale

Space

Host System: K2-75

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,995 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

1.560 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.160 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.30

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.118 dex

Stellar density

0.455 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

4.37 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
561.93 parsec
Light-years 1,832.77 ly
V-band magnitude
12.80 mag
Voyager-speed travel 32,320,869 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands

8.814.914.92U13.38B12.80V12.59Gaia12.57Kepler12.15TESS13.60Sloan g12.67Sloan r12.57Sloan i13.07Sloan z11.56J11.28H11.18K11.16W111.18W211.20W38.79W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.752 mas

Total Proper Motion

13.685 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

10.24 mas/yr

PM Declination

-9.08 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.925 · y = -0.358 · z = -0.130

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 338.84490° · Dec -7.46990°

Galactic ℓ, b

57.967° · -52.253°

Ecliptic λ, β

337.655° · 1.321°

HTM-20 index

-1792863634

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