Exoplanet · Earth-sized rocky planet
EPIC 212624936 b
EPIC 212624936 b is a Earth-sized rocky planet orbiting the star EPIC 212624936. Its year lasts 0.579 Earth days. It was discovered in 2021 by the Transit method.
| Host star | EPIC 212624936 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,833 light-years (561.9 pc) |
| Orbital period | 13.9 hours |
| Radius | 1.2 R⊕ · 0.107 R♃ |
| Mass | 1.87 M⊕ · 0.00588 M♃ (estimated from the radius) |
| Density | 5.95 g/cm³ |
| Discovery method | Transit |
| Discovery year | 2021 |
| Discovered by | K2 |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.98. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. South of latitude 80° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 193. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 33 million years.
Planets in the same system
- EPIC 212624936 c 11.8-day orbit · 2.3 R⊕
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.