| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | July 18, 2016 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0370 ± 0.0047 AU (5,540,000 ± 700,000 km)1 | |
| 5.57739±0.000681 d | |
| Star | K2-721 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.067±0.018 RJ 0.75±0.20 1 R🜨 | |
K2-72b is a small exoplanet orbiting around the red dwarf star K2-72 approximately 227.7 light-years away. K2-72b completes an orbit in 5.57 days, and it has a radius of only 75% of that of the Earth.
References
References
- "K2-72b CONFIRMED PLANET OVERVIEW PAGE". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 2016-07-18.