K2-24b[1] also known as EPIC 203771098 b is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star K2-24 every 21 days. It has about the same density as Saturn, at 0.7103 g/cm3,[2] which indicates that the planet is clearly a gas giant.
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Discovered by | PETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al.[1][2] |
Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
Discovery date | Nov. 17, 2015 |
Detection method | Transit |
Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.0775 AU (11,590,000 km) |
Eccentricity | 0[1] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 20.8851 (± 0.0003)[1] d |
Star | EPIC 2037 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.507 (± 0.05)[1] RJ 5.577±0.55[1] REarth |
Mass | 0.0661 (± 0.017) [1] MJ (22.34±5.4[1] MEarth) |
Mean density | 0.7103 g/cm3 (0.02566 lb/cu in) |
Temperature | 767 K (494 °C; 921 °F) |
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