EPIC 211945201 b
Description: K2-236b is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits an F-type star. It is also called EPIC 211945201 b. Its mass is 27 Earths, it takes 19.5 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.148 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2018. This was the first exoplanet discovered by scientists based in India. The discoverers were Abhijit Chakraborty (PRL), Arpita Roy (Caltech), Rishikesh Sharma (PRL), Suvrath Mahadevan, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Neelam J. S. S. V. Prasad (PRL), and B. G. Anandarao (PRL).
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): 0.0849510744737753 MJ
Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.514 RJ
Density: 0.65 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: 817.0 K
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 19.49221 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.1493 AU
Eccentricity: Unknown
Inclination: 87.9°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: EPIC 211945201
Spectral Type: G0
Temperature: 6069.0 K
Stellar Mass: 1.17 M☉
Stellar Radius: 1.39 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: b
Object ID: 3.9173
Host ID: 2.185888
Discovery Date: 2018-07
Discovery Year: 2018
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Space
Discovery Facility: K2
Discovery Instrument: Kepler CCD Array