Planet K2-22 b

Name K2-22 b
Planet Status Confirmed
Discovered in 2015
Mass 1.4 ( -1.4 +0.0 ) MJ
Mass*sin(i)
Semi-Major Axis 0.0088 (± 0.0008) AU
Orbital Period 0.381078 ( -1e-06 +1e-06 ) day
Eccentricity
ω
Tperi
Radius 0.223 ( -0.036 +0.036 ) RJ
Inclination
Update 2021-02-05
Detection Method Primary Transit
Mass Detection Method
Radius Detection Method Primary Transit
Primary transit 2456811.1216 (± 2.4e-05) JD
Secondary transit
λ
Impact Parameter b 0.65 ( -0.13 +0.08 )
Time Vr=0
Velocity Semiamplitude K 280.0 ( -0.0 +280.0 ) m/s
Calculated temperature 2100.0 K
Measured temperature
Hottest point longitude
Geometric albedo
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
Alternate Names K2-22 b, 2MASS J11175587+0237086 b, EPIC 201637175 A b, EPIC 201637175 b, EPIC 201637175.01, K2-22 A b, WISE J111755.84+023708.4 b

Star

K2-22
Name K2-22
Distance 245.53 ( -2.81 +2.81 ) pc
Spectral type M0 V
Apparent magnitude V 17.0
Mass 0.6 (± 0.07) MSun
Age
Effective temperature 3830.0 (± 100.0) K
Radius 0.57 (± 0.06) RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H] 0.03 (± 0.08)
Detected Disc
Magnetic Field
RA2000 11:17:55.9
Dec2000 +02:37:09
Alternate Names EPIC 201637175, K2-22, 2MASS J11175587+0237086, EPIC 201637175 A, K2-22 A, WISE J111755.84+023708.4
Planetary system 1 planet

More data

Atmospheric parameters

Temperatures

Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference

Molecules

Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
Na Measurements Detected 2019 - GAIDOS E.

Observability Predictor

Remarks

20 Apr 2015: The transit light curve depth gives only an upper limit for the planet radius because the, according to Sanchis-Ojeda et al. (2015), the planet is surrounded by a cometary-like tail and a head.

Related publications

LBT Reveals Large Dust Particles and a High Mass Loss Rate for K2-22 b
2021 SCHLAWN E., SU K., HERTER T., RIDDEN-HARPER A. & APAI D.
Astron. J., accepted
arxiv

Impact of Space Weather on Climate and Habitability of Terrestrial Type Exoplanets
2020 AIRAPETIAN V., BARNES R., COHEN O., COLLINSON G., DANCHI W. et al.
Int. J. Astrobiol., 19, 136
paper

Extrasolar enigmas: from disintegrating exoplanets to exoasteroids
2020 BUDAJ J., KABATH P. & PALLE E.
in "Reviews in Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics: From Space Debris to Cosmology", eds Kabath, Jon
arxiv  

Search for gas from the disintegrating rocky exoplanet K2-22b
2019 RIDDEN-HARPER A., SNELLEN I., KELLER C. & MOLLIERE P.
Astron. & Astrophys., 628, A70
paper  arxiv  

Monitoring of the D Doublet of Neutral Sodium during Transits of Two "Evaporating" Planets
2019 GAIDOS E., HIRANO T. & ANSDELL M.
MNRAS, accepted
arxiv  

The K2-ESPRINT Project I: Discovery of the Disintegrating Rocky Planet K2-22b with a Cometary Head and Leading Tail
2015 SANCHIS-OJEDA R., RAPPAPORT S., PALLÈ E., DELREZ L., DEVORE J. et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 812, 112
ADS

The K2-ESPRINT Project I: Discovery of the Disintegrating Rocky Planet with a Cometary Head and Tail EPIC 201637175b
2015 SANCHIS-OJEDA R., RAPPAPORT S., PALLE E., DELREZ L., DEVORE J. et al.
ApJ, submitted
arxiv  ADS