K2-24c | |
Discoverer: | PETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al. |
Discovery Site: | Kepler Space Observatory |
Discovered: | Nov. 17, 2015 |
Discovery Method: | Transit |
Apsis: | astron |
Semimajor: | 0.247 (± 0.004) AU |
Eccentricity: | 0[1] |
Period: | 42.3633 (± 0.0006) d |
Inclination: | 89.76 (± 0.2) |
Mean Radius: | 7.82 ± 0.72 |
Mass: | 27.0 ± 6.9[2] |
Single Temperature: | 606K |
K2-24c[1] also known as EPIC 203771098 c is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star K2-24 every 42 days. It has a density far lower than that of Saturn,[2] which indicates that the planet is clearly a gas giant.