Exoplanet K2-18 b

Exoplanet K2-18 b orbits star K2-18 that lies 111 light years away from the Sun. It weighs about 8.9 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.

Sun distance: 111 light years.
(Position of this star is derived from Gaia mission data.)

Exoplanet parameters

Star: K2-18

Mass of the planet: 8.92 Earth masses

Size of the planet: 2 Earth radii

Distance from the star: 0.1429 AU

Other designations of this exoplanet
EPIC 201912552 b, 2MASS J11301450+0735180 b, UCAC4 488-054338 b

Exoplanets around star K2-18

K2-18 c	\| 0.06 AU
K2-18 b	\| 0.14 AU

Star K2-18

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