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K2-75 c is a Neptune-like exoplanet (an ice giant with a thick atmosphere), about 2.8 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 18.3 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star K2-75, located approximately 562 parsecs (1833 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
2.77
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityK2
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period18.311 days
Semi-Major Axis0.1429 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.2471 RJ
Radius (Earth)2.77 R⊕
Insolation Flux138 S⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where K2-75 c sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius2.77 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length18.3 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.143 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
2.77x Earth's radius (0.25x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)K2-75 c: 18.3 Earth days (0.143 AU)
Host Star: K2-75
Effective Temperature5,995 K
Mass1.16 M☉
Radius1.56 R☉
Size vs Sun1.56x larger
Distance (pc)561.93 pc
Distance (ly)1832.8 light-years
Planets in the K2-75 System
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