K2-155d
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Teruyuki Hirano et al. |
| Discovery site | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Discovery date | March 2018 |
| Transit method | |
| Designations | |
| LP 415-17 c, EPIC 210897587 c | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.1886 (± 0.0066) AU | |
| Eccentricity | unknown |
| 40.6835 (± 0.0031) d | |
| Inclination | unknown |
| Star | K2-155 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1.64 +0.18 −0.17 R🜨 | |
Mean density | 5.41±1.11 g/cm3 |
| Temperature | 289 K (16 °C; 61 °F) |
K2-155d is a potentially habitable Super-Earth exoplanet in the K2-155 system. It is the outermost of three known planets orbiting around the K-type star K2-155 in the constellation Taurus, approximately 290 light years (90 parsecs) from Earth. It is one of 15 new exoplanets around red dwarf stars discovered by Japanese astronomer Teruyuki Hirano of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and his team. The team used data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope during its extended K2 "Second Light" mission. K2-155d orbits near the so-called habitable zone of its system, and has the potential to host liquid water.