Planet K2-120 Ab

Detailed information about planet K2-120 Ab and its parameters.

Planet parameters Publications Observability Predictor

Planet

Name

K2-120 Ab

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2017

Update

2024-08-01

Mass

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Mass*sin(i)

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Semi-Major Axis

0.078 AU 1 publication

Characterizing K2 Candidate Planetary Systems Orbiting Low-Mass Stars II: Planetary Systems Observed During Campaigns 1-7

Orbital Period

9.562742 (\begin{matrix} + 0.000675 \\ - 0.000673 \end{matrix})

day 1 publication

Characterizing K2 Candidate Planetary Systems Orbiting Low-Mass Stars II: Planetary Systems Observed During Campaigns 1-7

Eccentricity

0.14 1 publication

Characterizing K2 Candidate Planetary Systems Orbiting Low-Mass Stars II: Planetary Systems Observed During Campaigns 1-7

ω

-81.19 (\begin{matrix} + 59.6501 \\ - 60.7572 \end{matrix})

deg 1 publication

Characterizing K2 Candidate Planetary Systems Orbiting Low-Mass Stars II: Planetary Systems Observed During Campaigns 1-7

T_peri

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Radius

0.179 (\begin{matrix} + 0.012 \\ - 0.011 \end{matrix})

R_J 1 publication

Characterizing K2 Candidate Planetary Systems Orbiting Low-Mass Stars II: Planetary Systems Observed During Campaigns 1-7

Inclination

89.57 deg 1 publication

Characterizing K2 Candidate Planetary Systems Orbiting Low-Mass Stars II: Planetary Systems Observed During Campaigns 1-7

Detection Method

Primary Transit

Mass Meas. Method

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Radius Meas. Method

Primary Transit

Primary transit

2457175.604 (\pm 0.002)

Secondary transit

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λ

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Impact Parameter b

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Time V_r=0

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Velocity Semiamplitude K

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Calculated temperature

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Measured temperature

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Hottest point longitude

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Geometric albedo

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Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

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Alternate Names

EPIC 211791178 b, WISE J084834.28+171126.8 b, EPIC 211791178.01, 2MASS J08483431+1711267 b

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Denning et al. (2017): The credibility of this planet is based on VESPA framework (Morton et al., 2015). The probability that the transit-like event is caused by an astrophysical false positive rather than a genuine planetary transit is smaller than 1%.
See also Planets in Binaries webpage.

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