K2-18b

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K2-18b
Esa-hubble-k2-18a impression.jpg
Artist's impression of K2-18b (right) orbiting red dwarf K2-18 (left). The exoplanet K2-18c is shown between them.
Discovery[1]
Discovery siteKepler space telescope
Discovery date2015
Transit
Orbital characteristics[2]
0.1429+0.0060
−0.0065
 au

21,380,000 km
Eccentricity0.20±0.08
32.939623+0.000095
−0.000100
 d
Inclination89.5785°+0.0079°
−0.0088°
−0.10+0.81
−0.59
 rad
(−5.73+46.4
−33.8
 °)
Semi-amplitude3.55+0.57
−0.58
 m/s
StarK2-18
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
2.610±0.087 R
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