Details on Acronym: K2 | |
K2 | (Kepler Extended Mission) |
Write: | <<K2 -NNN>> |
Object: | * (SIMBAD class: Star) |
Note: | As part of the Kepler extended mission, confirmed planets with K2 data receive a K2 designation K2-NN b. In the literature, the EPIC host is often assigned a K2 designation (without the lower-case letter). The list of K2 names is available here: http://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/TblView/nph-tblView?app=ExoTbls&config=k2names |
Origin | of the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s) |
Details on Acronym: K2 | |
K2 | (Kepler Extended Mission) |
Write: | <<K2 -NNNa>> |
Object: | Planet (SIMBAD class: Planet = Extra-solar Planet) |
Note: | As part of the Kepler extended mission, confirmed planets with K2 data receive a K2 designation K2-NN b. In the literature, the EPIC host is often assigned a K2 designation (without the lower-case letter). The list of K2 names is available here: http://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/TblView/nph-tblView?app=ExoTbls&config=k2names |
Origin | of the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s) |