Exoplanet · Earth-sized rocky planet
EPIC 201497682 b
EPIC 201497682 b is a Earth-sized rocky planet orbiting the star EPIC 201497682. Its year lasts 2.13 Earth days. It was discovered in 2019 by the Transit method.
| Host star | EPIC 201497682 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 825.3 light-years (253.0 pc) |
| Orbital period | 2.13 days |
| Radius | 0.692 R⊕ · 0.0617 R♃ |
| Mass | 0.26 M⊕ · 8.18 × 10⁻⁴ M♃ (estimated from the radius) |
| Density | 4.31 g/cm³ |
| Discovery method | Transit |
| Discovery year | 2019 |
| Discovered by | K2 |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.95. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1201. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 15 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.