2MASS J0249-0557 c
2MASS J0249-0557 c orbits the star 2MASS J0249-0557 A, 215.5 light-years from Earth.
Get to know this world ↓Size-based classification; composition may be uncertain.
Around 1,637% wider than Earth.
Its light travels for roughly 215 years to reach us.
Imaging
Overview
2MASS J0249-0557 c is one of the confirmed worlds in the NASA Exoplanet Archive. Recorded as discovered in 2018. The credited discovery facility is Mauna Kea Observatory. Its Imaging evidence gives us a way to study a planet that is usually too faint to see directly.
Its recorded radius is 17.37 times Earth's radius. Size is useful for comparison, but it cannot establish surface conditions by itself.
The planet
The archive lists a mass or minimum-mass value of 3,616.89 Earth masses (Mass). Radius: 17.37 Earth radii.
Mass and radius constrain possible interiors; multiple compositions can fit a given set of measurements.
Orbit & year
The orbital period is not determined in this record. Its recorded semi-major axis is 1,950 AU. One AU is roughly the Earth–Sun distance.
Host star
Planetary system
1 confirmed planets are stored for this star.
2MASS J0249-0557 c · Orbit not determined
Discovery
Reported discovery year: 2018. Method: Imaging. Facility: Mauna Kea Observatory.
First stored in this atlas: 04/10/2026. This is an ingestion date, not a confirmation date.
How these methods work ↗Potential habitability
The data here does not establish habitability, liquid water, or life. An appropriate atmosphere and many other conditions would be needed.
The listed equilibrium temperature is 1,723 K. This is an estimated energy-balance temperature, not a measured surface temperature.
Understand the habitable zone ↗What do we actually know?
The underlying light, motion or timing signal. Usually not a photograph of the planet.
Parameters derived from observations, with instrument and model uncertainty.
Our light-year conversion and browsing class are calculated from archive values.
Equilibrium temperature is an energy-balance estimate, not surface weather.
Possible composition depends on models and may not be unique.
Surface conditions and the presence of life are not established here.
Measured signals are interpreted through models. The archive’s composite table combines published values and may include calculated estimates. Values do not necessarily form one self-consistent solution.
Radius and mass can be estimated or inferred, orbital period comes from recurring observations, and size classification is calculated by this site. Atmospheric and surface conditions remain unknown unless established by specific observations.
Consult the archive for individual parameter references and uncertainty intervals before scientific use.
Scientific data
| Radius | 17.37392 Earth radii |
|---|---|
| Mass / minimum mass | 3,616.88727 Earth masses (Mass) |
| Semi-major axis | 1,950 AU |
| Equilibrium temperature | 1,723 K · estimated, not surface temperature |
| Host star temperature | 2,859 K |
| Host star mass | 0.046 Solar masses |
| Host star radius | 0.31596 Solar radii |
| Distance | 66.0613 parsecs |
| Discovery year | 2,018 |
| Discovery method | Imaging |
| Discovery facility | Mauna Kea Observatory |
| Discovery publication | 2018-08 |
| Stellar spectral type | M6 V |
Uncertainties and parameter provenance
Archive uncertainty ranges and published references, where available. A missing uncertainty does not imply an exact value.
| Parameter | Uncertainty / source |
|---|---|
| Radius | +0.33627 / -0.33627Liu et al. 2026 |
| Mass / minimum mass | +244.72787 / -244.72787Liu et al. 2026 |
| Equilibrium temperature | Upper uncertainty unavailable / Lower uncertainty unavailableLiu et al. 2026 |
Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive · Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (PSCompPars).
Open the scientific archive record ↗Last changed in this atlas: 04/10/2026, 11:39:41. Read our methodology.