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K2-141B & C Case File

K2-141B & C

K2-141 is an planetary system composed of two exoplanets: K2-141B and K2-141C. Exoplanet K2-141B is a Super Earth and K2-141C is a Neptune-like Ice Giant.

Fast Facts K2-141B:

Type: Super Earth

Size: Almost twice the size of Earth

Mass: Almost 5 Earths

Density: Similar to Earth

Discovered: 2018

Characteristics: Potentially rocky

Composition: Unknown

Temperature: > melting point of iron

Fast Facts K2-141C:

Type: Neptune-like Ice Giant

Size: Less than Jupiter

Mass: Approximately 8 Earths

Density: Unknown

Discovered: 2018

Characteristics: Unknown

Composition: Unknown

Temperature: Unknown