Exoplanet · Earth-sized rocky planet
EPIC 220492298 b
EPIC 220492298 b is a Earth-sized rocky planet orbiting the star EPIC 220492298. Its year lasts 0.762 Earth days. It was discovered in 2021 by the Transit method.
| Host star | EPIC 220492298 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,037 light-years (624.5 pc) |
| Orbital period | 18.3 hours |
| Radius | 0.99 R⊕ · 0.0883 R♃ |
| Mass | 0.937 M⊕ · 0.00295 M♃ (estimated from the radius) |
| Density | 5.31 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 13.99. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 12 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 36 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.