|
|
Space Astro
|
Info for exoplanet "Minugu"
| Scientific (actual) data |
|---|
| Name | K2-42 b |
| Planet status | Confirmed |
| Radius | 0.192 |
| Orbital period | 6.68796 |
| Semi major axis | 0.0617 |
| Discovered | 2016 |
| Updated | 2021-02-05 |
| Tconj | 2456810 |
| Publication | Published in a refereed paper |
| Detection type | Primary Transit |
| Alternate names | EPIC 201155177 b, EPIC 201155177.01 |
| Star name | K2-42 |
| Right ascension | 176.67° |
| Declination | -5.17° |
| Mag j | 12.982 |
| Mag h | 12.398 |
| Star distance | 401.36 |
| Star mass | 0.7 |
| Star radius | 0.64 |
| Star temperature | 4613 |
| Star alternate names | 2MASS J11463977-0510186, EPIC 201155177, WISE J114639.77-051019.1 |
| Wikipedia article | K2-42 b |
Back
| |
| Fictional info (?) |
|---|
| Suggested name | Minugu |
| Planet type | Warm planet |
| It was the one of the first exoplanets visited by a spacecraft, and one of the first to be successfully landed on.
The volume of water detected has been estimated to be equivalent to the volume of water in Lake Superior. |
| Atmosphere | Methane | 49% |
| Carbon dioxide | 39% |
| Ammonia | 6.7% |
| Nitrogen | 4.6% |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 0.091% |
| Hydrogen peroxide | 0.026% |
| Atmospheric pressure | 70 bar |
 |
| No known satellites |
| Google search for Minugu |
|
Website by Joachim Michaelis
|
|
|
|