K2-178 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-178.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 3.6 times Earth's width.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 8.7 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 3.558 × Earth
- Mass
- Unknown
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 8.748 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- K2-178
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,525 K
- Radius
- 0.8873 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.9511 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 700.4 light-years (214.8 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2018
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- K2
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.