K2-315b

extrasolar planet

K2-315b is an exoplanet that is 185.3 light years away from Earth. It is in the southern zodiac constellation Libra and orbits the red dwarf K2-315.

K2-315b
An artist's concept of K2-315b,
An artist's impression of a small rocky planet like K2-315b
Discovery
Discovered byKepler (K2)
Discovery date2020
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.02±0.00 AU
3.14±0.00 d
Inclination88.7°±0.2°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
0.95±0.06 R🜨
Mass0.81 M🜨
Temperature460 ± 5 K (368.33 ± 9.00 °F; 186.85 ± 5.00 °C)

It is often nicknamed “Pi Planet” due to the orbit around the star the planet has being about 3.14, or pi.