| Discovery | |
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| Discovery date | July 18, 2016 |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0370 ± 0.0047 AU (5,540,000 ± 700,000 km) [1] | |
| 5.57739±0.00068 [1] d | |
| Star | K2-72 [1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.067±0.018
RJ 0.75±0.20 [1] R🜨 |
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.
References
- ^ a b c d "K2-72b CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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