K2-24c

K2-24c
Discovery
Discovered by	PETIGURA E., HOWARD A., LOPEZ E., DECK K., FULTON B. et al.
Discovery site	Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery date	Nov. 17, 2015
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.247 (± 0.004) AU
Eccentricity	0
Orbital period (sidereal)	42.3633 (± 0.0006) d
Inclination	89.76 (± 0.2)
Star	K2-24
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7.82 ± 0.72 R🜨
Mass	27.0 ± 6.9 M🜨
Mean density	0.31 ± 0.12 g/cm3
Temperature	606.0 K (332.9 °C)

Last updated September 24, 2025

K2-24c^[1] also known as EPIC 203771098 c is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star K2-24 every 42 days. It has a density far lower than that of Saturn,^[2] which indicates that the planet is clearly a gas giant.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Planet EPIC 2037 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia . Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
1 2 3 4 Petigura, Erik A.; et al. (14 November 2015). "Two Transiting Low Density Sub-Saturns from K2". The Astrophysical Journal. 818 (1): 36. arXiv: 1511.04497 . Bibcode:2016ApJ...818...36P. doi: 10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/36 . S2CID 23452646.

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[Exoplanet.eu-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Planet EPIC 2037 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia . Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-10-17.

[PET-2] 1 2 3 4 Petigura, Erik A.; et al. (14 November 2015). "Two Transiting Low Density Sub-Saturns from K2". The Astrophysical Journal. 818 (1): 36. arXiv: 1511.04497 . Bibcode:2016ApJ...818...36P. doi: 10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/36 . S2CID 23452646.

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