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K2-3b
Discovery
Discovery siteKepler Space Observatory
Discovery date2015
Detection methodTransit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis0.0747+0.0013
−0.0012 AU
Eccentricity0.107+0.057
−0.059
Orbital period (sidereal)10.0546535+0.0000088
−0.0000091 d
Inclination89.40°+0.34°
−0.22°
Argument of periastron188°+32°
−34°
Semi-amplitude2.27±0.28 m/s
StarK2-3
Physical characteristics
Mean radius2.078+0.076
−0.067 R🜨
Mass5.11+0.65
−0.64 M🜨
Mean density3.11+0.49
−0.46 g/cm
Temperature501.3+5.1
−5.2 K (228.2 °C; 442.7 °F, equilibrium)

K2-3b, also known as EPIC 201367065 b, is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf K2-3 every 10 days. It is the largest and most massive planet of the K2-3 system, with about 2.1 times the radius of Earth and about 5 times the mass. Its density of about 3.1 g/cm may indicate a composition of almost entirely water, or a hydrogen envelope comprising about 0.7% of the planet's mass.

References

  1. Crossfield, Ian J. M.; et al. (2015). "A Nearby M Star with Three Transiting Super-Earths Discovered by K2". The Astrophysical Journal. 804 (1) 10. arXiv:1501.03798. Bibcode:2015ApJ...804...10C. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/1/10.
  2. ^ Diamond-Lowe, Hannah; Kreidberg, Laura; Harman, C. E.; Kempton, Eliza M.-R.; Rogers, Leslie A.; Joyce, Simon R. G.; Eastman, Jason D.; King, George W.; Kopparapu, Ravi; Youngblood, Allison; Kosiarek, Molly R.; Livingston, John H.; Hardegree-Ullman, Kevin K.; Crossfield, Ian J. M. (2022), "The K2-3 System Revisited: Testing Photoevaporation and Core-powered Mass Loss with Three Small Planets Spanning the Radius Valley", The Astronomical Journal, 164 (5): 172, arXiv:2207.12755, Bibcode:2022AJ....164..172D, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac7807, S2CID 251067119
  3. "K2-3 b CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  4. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — K2-3 B". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
  5. Damasso, Mario; et al. (2018). "Eyes on K2-3: A system of three likely sub-Neptunes characterized with HARPS-N and HARPS". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 615. A69. arXiv:1802.08320. Bibcode:2018A&A...615A..69D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201732459. S2CID 58923147.
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  • DSCOVR (weather satellite; Feb 2015)
  • Astrosat (space telescope; Sep 2015)


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