K2-97 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-97.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 13 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 174 times Earth's mass.
- Temperature
- About 1,293 °C (2,359 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 8.4 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 13.45 × Earth
- Mass
- 174.5 × Earth
- Density
- 0.392 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- 1,566 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 8.407 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.0854 AU
Star
- Host star
- K2-97
- Spectral class
- K — orange dwarf
- Surface temperature
- 4,673 K
- Radius
- 4.14 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.17 × Sun
- Age
- 7.5 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 2,865 light-years (878.4 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.