K2-72 c

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-72.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 1.2 times Earth's width.
Starlight
About 2.2 times the starlight Earth gets from the Sun.
Year
A year here lasts about 15 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
1.16 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
2.2 × Earth
Orbital period
15.19 days
Average distance from its star
0.078 AU

Star

Host star
K2-72
Spectral class
M — red dwarf
Surface temperature
3,360 K
Radius
0.331 × Sun
Mass
0.2714 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
216.7 light-years (66.43 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
4

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
K2

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