Finding Earth 2.0
K2-179

K2-179 b

Discovered by Transit in 2018

unknowninferred

Earth-2.0 index

Earth Similarity Index

Habitable-zone probability

2.51 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass6.860 M⊕inferred
Bulk density2.380 g/cm³
Orbital period5.1722 days
Semi-major axis— au
Eccentricity
Incident flux— S⊕
Equilibrium temperature— K
Transit-time σ at 2030305.7 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.29 masReflected-light contrast 3.64e-7 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources4 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage75%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostK2-179
Spectral typeK
Effective temperature5015 K
Radius0.768 R☉
Mass0.824 M☉
Distance190.8 pc / 622.3 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2018