K2-406 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-406.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 4.6 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 23 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
4.602 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
22.55 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
K2-406
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,784 K
Radius
0.961 × Sun
Mass
0.798 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
278.5 light-years (85.38 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2022
Method
Transit
Facility
K2

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.