K2-21c also known as EPIC 206011691 c is an exoplanet orbiting K2-21 a red dwarf, every 15.5 days 273.5 ly away.[2][3][4]
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Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
Discovery date | 2015 |
Detection method | Transit |
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Semi-major axis | 0.1026 AU (15,350,000 km) |
Eccentricity | null[2] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 15.50120[2] d |
Inclination | 89.08+0.63 −0.75[2] |
Star | K2-21 |
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Mean radius | 1.92+0.54 −0.52[2] REarth |
Mass | null[2] MEarth |
Mean density | 5.40+5.40 −3.50 g cm−3 |
Temperature | 420 K (147 °C; 296 °F) |
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