| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | July 18, 2016 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0461 ± 0.0058 AU (6,900,000 ± 870,000 km)[1] | |
| 7.7599±0.0014[1] d | |
| Star | K2-72[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.73±0.20 [1] R🜨 | |
K2-72d is a small exoplanet orbiting around the red dwarf star K2-72 approximately 227.7 light-years away. K2-72d completes an orbit in 7.8 days, and it has a radius of only 73% of that of the Earth.