K2-272 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-272.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 3.1 times Earth's width.
- Temperature
- About 474 °C (885 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 14 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 3.13 × Earth
- Mass
- Unknown
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- 747 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 14.45 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.1007 AU
Star
- Host star
- K2-272
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,397 K
- Radius
- 0.83 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.86 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 1,380 light-years (423.1 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.