This page summarises the information held within TEPCat for the transiting system K2-86. Please see here for descriptions of the quantities given below.
| Quantity | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Reference of discovery paper | 2016ApJS..226....7C | |
| Date of discovery paper | 2016 / 7 / 19 | y / m / d |
| Data/telescope used for discovery | K2 | |
| Right ascension | 03 26 12.67 | h m s |
| Declination | +18 38 08.2 | d m s |
| Right ascension (decimal) | 51.55279 | degrees |
| Declination (decimal) | 18.63561 | degrees |
| V-band apparent magnitude | 13.17 | mag |
| K-band apparent magnitude | 10.92 | mag |
| Transit duration | 0.115 ( 2.76 ) | day hour |
| Transit depth | 0.05 | % |
| Time of mid-transit | 2457070.01730 ± 0.00360 | HJD or BJD |
| Orbital period | 8.776830 ± 0.000980 | days |
| Reference for orbital ephemeris | 2016ApJS..226....7C |
| Quantity | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Stellar effective temperature | 5482 ± 248 | K |
| Stellar metal abundance ([Fe/H] or [M/H]) | dex | |
| Stellar mass | 0.790 ± 0.080 | Msun |
| Stellar radius | 0.760 ± 0.090 | Rsun |
| Stellar logarithmic surface gravity | 4.579 ± 0.070 | c.g.s. |
| Stellar mean density | ρsun g cm-3 | |
| Orbital eccentricity | ||
| Orbital semimajor axis | 0.077 ± 0.003 | AU |
| Planetary mass | Mjup Mearth | |
| Planetary radius | 0.175 ± 0.024 ( 1.96 ± 0.27 ) | Rjup Rearth |
| Planetary surface gravity | m/s2 log(cgs) | |
| Planetary mean density | ρjup g cm-3 | |
| Planetary equilibrium temperature | K | |
| Reference of detailed study | 2016ApJS..226....7C |
K2-86 does not have an entry in the catalogue of orbital obliquity measurements.
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