K2-172 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-172.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 1.7 times Earth's width.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 14 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 1.666 × Earth
- Mass
- Unknown
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 14.32 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- K2-172
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,569 K
- Radius
- 0.8689 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.9344 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 814.5 light-years (249.7 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 2
Discovery
- Year
- 2018
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- K2
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.