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2016
Discovered
7.9
Earth Masses
3.20
Earth Radii
854
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityK2
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period5.3409 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0553 AU
Eccentricity0.089
Inclination86.917 deg
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.0249 MJ
Mass (Earth)7.9 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.2855 RJ
Radius (Earth)3.2 R⊕
Density1.3 g/cm3
Eq. Temperature854 K
Insolation Flux89 S⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where K2-36 c sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass7.9 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius3.20 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature854 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length5.3 days
LightningGlacial
Density1.30 g/cm³
FluffyIron-dense
Star Distance0.055 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Size Comparison
3.20x Earth's radius (0.29x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)K2-36 c: 5.3 Earth days (0.055 AU)
Host Star: K2-36
Effective Temperature4,916 K
Mass0.79 M☉
Radius0.718 R☉
Size vs Sun1.39x smaller
Distance (pc)109.749 pc
Distance (ly)358.0 light-years
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Other Planets in the K2-36 System
What If You Lived Here?
54.0 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
0.77g
Light
Noticeably easier to move. You could jump much higher.
5.3 Earth days
Year length
Unknown sunrise
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