K2-29 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-29.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 13 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 232 times Earth's mass.
- Temperature
- About 898 °C (1,648 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 3.3 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 13.34 × Earth
- Mass
- 232 × Earth
- Density
- 0.53 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- 1,171 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 3.259 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.04217 AU
Star
- Host star
- K2-29
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,358 K
- Radius
- 0.86 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.94 × Sun
- Age
- 2.6 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 582.1 light-years (178.5 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 2
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2016
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- K2
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.