Finding Earth 2.0
K2-8 · K3 V

K2-8 b

Rank #2496 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Transit in 2015

HZ 0%inferred

0.092

Earth-2.0 index

0.309

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

3.58 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass12.500 M⊕inferred
Bulk density1.500 g/cm³
Orbital period10.3524 days
Semi-major axis0.08560 au
Eccentricity
Incident flux37.700 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature629.9 K
Transit-time σ at 2030681.1 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.21 masReflected-light contrast 3.04e-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 coverage82%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostK2-8
Spectral typeK3 V
Effective temperature4870 K
Radius0.740 R☉
Mass0.780 M☉
Distance403.5 pc / 1316.1 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2015