K2-148b
K2-148b is a confirmed super-Earth, probably rocky, closely orbiting a small orange dwarf star. It is the innermost of three Super-Earths around the star K2-148, which is in a wide binary pair with the M0.5V red dwarf EPIC 220194953. K2-148b is the smallest planet of the system, at about a third larger than Earth, and could be terrestrial in nature. However, the three planets do not exhibit significant transit timing variations, implying that they could have relatively low masses. The planet was validated in early 2018 by Hirano et al. and is too hot for known life.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Hirano et al. 2018 |
| Discovery date | 19 January 2018 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0454 (± 0.0014) AU | |
| Eccentricity | null |
| 4.38395 (± 0.00080) d | |
| Inclination | null |
| Star | K2-148 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.33+0.19 −0.18 R🜨 |
| Temperature | 674 K (401 °C; 754 °F) |
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