K2-318 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-318.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 1.7 times Earth's width.
- Temperature
- About 183 °C (361 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 7 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 1.66 × Earth
- Mass
- Unknown
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- 456 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 7.01 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.0911 AU
Star
- Host star
- K2-318
- Spectral class
- M — red dwarf
- Surface temperature
- 3,851 K
- Radius
- 0.552 × Sun
- Mass
- 0.561 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 482.3 light-years (147.9 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2020
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- K2
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.