K2-72c
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | July 18, 2016 |
Detection method | Transit |
| Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.0722 ± 0.0091 AU (10,800,000 ± 1,360,000 km)[1] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 15.1871±0.0032[1] d |
| Star | K2-72[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.860±0.220 [1] REarth |
K2-72c is a small exoplanet orbiting around the red dwarf star K2-72 approximately 227.7 light-years away. It is located in the inner edge of the habitable zone.[2] K2-72c completes an orbit in 15.2 days, and it has a radius of only 86% of that of the Earth.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "K2-72c CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^ Mike Wall (18 July 2016). "2 Newfound Alien Planets May Be Capable of Supporting Life". Space.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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