Mini-Neptune · K2-18
K2-18 c
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2017
Scientific overview
K2-18 c is a mini-neptune orbiting K2-18, completing an orbit every 9 days, about 124 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2017 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — K2-18 system
View the K2-18 system (2 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsK2-18
- Member of systemK2-18 system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Discovered atLa Silla Observatory
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive