K2-72d

K2-72d
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star K2-72[1]
Distance~227.7±26[1] ly
(69.8±8.0[1] pc)
Spectral type [1]
Mass (m) 0.217±0.081[1] M☉
Radius (r) 0.232±0.056[1] R☉
Temperature (T) 3497±150[1] K
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.0461±0.0058[1] AU
Orbital period(P) 7.7599±0.0014[1] d
Physical characteristics
Radius(r)0.73±0.20 [1] R⊕
Discovery information
Discovery date July 18, 2016
Discoverer(s)
Discovery method Transit
Discovery status Published

K2-72d is a small exoplanet orbiting around the red dwarf star K2-72 approximately 227.7 light-years away. K2-72d completes an orbit in 7.8 days, and it has a radius of only 73% of that of the Earth.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "K2-72d CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2016-07-18.


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