K2-72b explained

K2-72b
Discovered:July 18, 2016
Discovery Method:Transit
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:0.037±
Period:5.57739±0.00068 d
Star:K2-72[1]
Mean Radius:0.067±0.018
0.75±0.20

K2-72b is a small exoplanet orbiting around the red dwarf star K2-72 approximately 227.7 light-years away. K2-72b completes an orbit in 5.57 days, and it has a radius of only 75% of that of the Earth.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: K2-72b CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE . NASA Exoplanet Archive . 2016-07-18.