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2016
Discovered
9.2
Earth Masses
2.58
Earth Radii
968
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityK2
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period7.4956 days
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter)0.0289 MJ
Mass (Earth)9.2 M⊕
Radius (Jupiter)0.2302 RJ
Radius (Earth)2.58 R⊕
Density2.8 g/cm3
Eq. Temperature968 K
Insolation Flux209 S⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where K2-73 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Mass9.2 M⊕
FeatherweightColossus
Radius2.58 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Temperature968 K
FrozenInferno
Year Length7.5 days
LightningGlacial
Density2.80 g/cm³
FluffyIron-dense
Size Comparison
2.58x Earth's radius (0.23x Jupiter)
Host Star: K2-73
Effective Temperature5,867 K
Mass1.02 M☉
Radius1.058 R☉
Size vs Sun1.06x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.04
Distance (pc)269.183 pc
Distance (ly)878.0 light-years
Other Planets in the K2-73 System
What If You Lived Here?
96.7 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
1.38g
Heavy
Every step takes effort. Climbing stairs is exhausting.
7.5 Earth days
Year length
Unknown sunrise
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