K2-24b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | PETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al.[1][2] |
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovery date | Nov. 17, 2015 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0775 AU (11,590,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0[1] |
| 20.8851 (± 0.0003)[1]d | |
| Star | K2-24 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.507 (± 0.05)[1]RJ 5.577±0.55[1]R🜨 | |
| Mass | 0.0661 (± 0.017)[1]MJ (22.34±5.4[1]ME) |
Meandensity | 0.7103g/cm3(0.02566lb/cu in) |
| Temperature | 767 K (494 °C; 921 °F) |
K2-24b[1]also known asEPIC 203771098 bis anexoplanetorbiting the Sun-like starK2-24every 21 days. It has about the same density asSaturn,at 0.7103 g/cm3,[2]which indicates that the planet is clearly agas giant.
References
[edit]- ^abcdefgh"Planet EPIC 2037 b".Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-12-22.Retrieved2015-10-17.
- ^abPetigura, Erik A.; et al. (14 November 2015)."Two Transiting Low Density Sub-Saturns from K2".The Astrophysical Journal.818(1): 36.arXiv:1511.04497.Bibcode:2016ApJ...818...36P.doi:10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/36.S2CID23452646.
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