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Exoplanet K2-72 e
Exoplanet K2-72 e orbits star K2-72 that lies 217 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.21 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
217 light years
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K2-72 e
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: K2-72
Distance from the star: 0.106 AU
Orbit around star: 24.159 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet K2-72 e around its star is 24.159 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: 0.110Basic characteristic
Mass: 2.21 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet K2-72 e has 2.21 Earth masses, or 0.15 times the mass of Uranus.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 1.29 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 5676 kg/m3 | 102.96 % Earth
Temperature: 261.15 K | -12 °C
Year of discovery: 2016 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
EPIC 206209135 e, 2MASS J22182923-0936444 e
EPIC 206209135 e, 2MASS J22182923-0936444 e
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, K2-72 e has 15 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 40.18 | 2.71 | 2.21 | 20.09 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
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Size | 3.37 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 2.43 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.32 | 0.34 |
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Density | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.39 | 4.56 | 8.15 | 4.51 | 3.28 |
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Distance | 0.27 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 |
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Temperature | 0.59 | 0.35 | 0.91 | 1.26 | 1.6 | 1.96 | 3.35 | 3.63 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 140.2 - 202 AU
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.