K2-88 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-88.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 1.2 times Earth's width.
Starlight
About 7.8 times the starlight Earth gets from the Sun.
Year
A year here lasts about 4.6 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
1.23 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
7.8 × Earth
Orbital period
4.612 days
Average distance from its star
0.0345 AU

Star

Host star
K2-88
Spectral class
M — red dwarf
Surface temperature
3,537 K
Radius
0.256 × Sun
Mass
0.258 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
360.6 light-years (110.6 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
K2

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