Neptune-likeHabitable Zone

K2-332 b

Orbiting K2-332 | 123.2 parsecs away

2021

Discovered

2.20

Earth Radii

266

Temperature (K)

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit

Discovery Year2,021

Discovery FacilityK2

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period17.7063 days

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.1963 RJ

Radius (Earth)2.2 R⊕

Eq. Temperature266 K

Planetary Extremes

Where K2-332 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius2.20 R⊕

TinyEnormous

Temperature266 K

FrozenInferno

Year Length17.7 days

LightningGlacial

Size Comparison

2.20x Earth's radius (0.20x Jupiter)

Host Star: K2-332

Effective Temperature3,315 K

Mass0.27 M☉

Radius0.28 R☉

Size vs Sun3.57x smaller

Metallicity [Fe/H]0.09

Distance (pc)123.202 pc

Distance (ly)401.8 light-years

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