EPIC 212737443

Planetary system · 1096.7 light-years away

EPIC 212737443 is 1,097 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K3 star; the first was found in 2019 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

EPIC 212737443 b goes round its star every 13.6 days, 6 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK3
Surface temperature4,684 K
Mass0.69 solar masses
Radius0.673 solar radii
Luminosity0.1776 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.81
Distance from the Sun1096.7 light-years (336.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 204.2215°, Dec -7.3181°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
EPIC 212737443 b13.6 days0.0980 AU2.586 R⊕7.2 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2019
EPIC 212737443 c65.5 days0.280 AU2.69 R⊕7.7 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2019

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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