Finding Earth 2.0
K2-15 · G8

K2-15 b

Rank #2031 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Transit in 2015

HZ 0%inferred

0.096

Earth-2.0 index

0.337

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

2.48 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass6.710 M⊕inferred
Bulk density2.420 g/cm³
Orbital period11.8104 days
Semi-major axis0.09100 au
Eccentricity
Incident flux48.000 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature669.1 K
Transit-time σ at 20301416.0 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.18 masReflected-light contrast 1.29e-7 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources5 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage73%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostK2-15
Spectral typeG8
Effective temperature5131 K
Radius0.680 R☉
Mass0.720 M☉
Distance494.0 pc / 1611.2 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2015