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Exoplanet K2 264 b
Exoplanet K2 264 b orbits star K2 264 that lies 587 light years away from the Sun.
It has about 250px of Earth radius and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
587 light years
587 light years
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K2 264 b
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: K2 264
Distance from the star: 0.05023 AU
Orbit around star: 5.84 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet K2 264 b around its star is 5.84 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
Basic characteristic
Size: 2.23 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Temperature: 496 K | 222.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2018 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J08452605+1941544 b, EPIC 211964830 b
2MASS J08452605+1941544 b, EPIC 211964830 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, K2 264 b orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Size | 5.82 | 2.35 | 2.23 | 4.21 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.56 | 0.59 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.13 | 0.67 | 1.72 | 2.38 | 3.04 | 3.73 | 6.36 | 6.89 |