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Comparing K2-33 to our Solar System
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Caption:
This image shows the K2-33 system, and its planet K2-33b, compared to our own solar system. The planet has a five-day orbit, whereas Mercury orbits our sun in 88 days. The planet is also nearly 10 times closer to its star than Mercury is to the sun.
Background Info:
NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley manages the Kepler and K2 missions for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, managed Kepler mission development. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation operates the flight system with support from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
More information about the Kepler mission is at http://www.nasa.gov/kepler .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | K2-33 | |
| System | K2-33 | |
| Target Type | Exoplanet | |
| Mission | Kepler | |
| Instrument Host | Kepler | |
| Host Type | Space Telescope | |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color, Infrared, Orbit | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2016-06-20 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20691 | |
| Identifier | PIA20691 | |
