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Exoplanet K2-72 c
Exoplanet K2-72 c orbits star K2-72 that lies 217 light years away from the Sun.
It has about 252.5px of Earth radius and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
217 light years
217 light years
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K2-72 c
Exoplanet
Star: K2-72
Distance from the star: 0.078 AU
Orbit around star: 15.18903 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet K2-72 c around its star is 15.18903 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.110000Basic characteristic
Size: 1.01 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Year of discovery: 2016 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
EPIC 206209135 c, 2MASS J22182923-0936444 c
EPIC 206209135 c, 2MASS J22182923-0936444 c
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, K2-72 c orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Size | 2.64 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.91 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.27 |
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Distance | 0.2 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |