K2-3 d
Sign in to saveK2-3d, also known as EPIC 201367065 d, is a confirmed exoplanet of probable mini-Neptune type orbiting the red dwarf star K2-3, and the outermost of three such planets discovered in the system. It is located away from Earth in the constellation of Leo. The exoplanet was found by using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. It was the first planet in the Kepler "Second Light" mission to receive the letter "d" designation for a planet. Its discovery was announced in January 2015.
Exoplanet data
- Host star
- K2-3
- Discovered
- 2015
- Discovered by
- K2
- Orbital period
- 44.56 days
- Radius
- 1.46 × Earth
- Mass
- 2.20 × Earth
- Equilibrium temp
- 305.20 K
- Distance
- 44.07 pc
via NASA Exoplanet Archive
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Mass, radius, density and temperature
- Host Star
- Orbital statistics
- Habitability
- Discovery
- See also
- References
K2-3d, also known as EPIC 201367065 d, is a confirmed exoplanet of probable mini-Neptune type orbiting the red dwarf star K2-3, and the outermost of three such planets discovered in the system. It is located away from Earth in the constellation of Leo. The exoplanet was found by using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. It was the first planet in the Kepler "Second Light" mission to receive the letter "d" designation for a planet. Its discovery was announced in January 2015.
==Characteristics==
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