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K2-201 c

World type: sub_neptune
Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2018
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K2-201 c is a fascinating exoplanet orbiting the star K2-201, discovered back in 2018 by the clever eyes of the Kepler Space Telescope's CCD Array using the transit method. This means astronomers spotted it by watching the tiny dip in starlight as the planet passed in front of its star, a neat cosmic game of peek-a-boo! K2-201 c belongs to the K2 mission's stellar neighborhood, where planets of all sorts dance around their suns. While we don’t have an official proper name to call it just yet, K2-201 c still captures imagination as one of the many distant worlds that show how wonderfully diverse our galaxy is. Imagine peering across the void and knowing something like K2-201 c orbits quietly in another solar system, joining the grand cosmic parade.