Exoplanet K2-288 B b

Exoplanet K2-288 B b orbits star K2-288 B that lies 214 light years away from the Sun. It has about 250px of Earth radius and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.

K2-288 B b

Exoplanet, sub-neptune

Star: K2-288 B

Distance from the star: 0.164 AU

Orbit around star: 31.39346 days

Basic characteristic

Size: 1.704 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter

Temperature: 226.36 K | -47 °C

Year of discovery: 2018 (transit)

Other designations of this exoplanet
Gaia DR2 44838019756570112 b

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, K2-288 B b orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.

	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
Size	4.45	1.79	1.7	3.22	0.15	0.19	0.43	0.45
Distance	0.42	0.23	0.16	0.11	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.01
Temperature	0.51	0.31	0.79	1.09	1.39	1.7	2.9	3.14

K2-288 system structure

Exoplanet K2-288 B b orbits star K2-288 B, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star

	K2-288 B
		K2-288 B b	0.16 AU		1.7 R⊕	31.4 days

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