K2-138b

Summary

K2-138b is an exoplanet^[1]. K2-138b draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #89 of 578).^[2]

Key Facts

• K2-138b is credited with the discovery of Kepler Space Telescope^[3].
• K2-138b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].
• K2-138b's constellation is recorded as Aquarius^[5].
• K2-138b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Q47471235^[6].
• K2-138b's catalog code is recorded as K2-138b^[7].
• K2-138b's catalog code is recorded as EPIC 245950175b^[8].
• K2-138b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 4610830b^[9].
• K2-138b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2017-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• K2-138b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2018-02-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• K2-138b's discovery method is recorded as transit method^[12].
• K2-138b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.403'}^[13].
• K2-138b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+87.72'}^[14].
• K2-138b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q681996', 'amount': '+3.1'}^[15].
• K2-138b's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1155470', 'amount': '+1.49'}^[16].
• K2-138b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2.35321'}^[17].
• K2-138b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+4.9079'}^[18].
• K2-138b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.0338'}^[19].
• K2-138b's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+244'}^[20].
• K2-138b's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f54sgtq7^[21].
• K2-138b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as K2-138b^[22].
• K2-138b's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as k2_138_b--6701^[23].
• K2-138b's NASA Exoplanet Archive ID is recorded as K2-138 b^[24].
• K2-138b's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+348.94903556226210'}^[25].
• K2-138b's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-10.84969380744611'}^[26].
• K2-138b's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

K2-138b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include K2-138b^[7], EPIC 245950175b^[8], and TIC 4610830b^[9].

Why It Matters

K2-138b draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #89 of 578).^[2] K2-138b has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]