Discovery date July 18, 2016 | Discovery status Published | |
K2-72c is a small exoplanet orbiting around the red dwarf star K2-72 approximately 227.7 light-years away. It is possibly located within the star's habitable zone where conditions are likely to allow the existence of liquid water. K2-72c completes an orbit in 15.2 days, and it has a radius of only 86% of that of the Earth.
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