EPIC 246851721

Planetary system · 1215.4 light-years away

EPIC 246851721 is 1,215 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F5 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

EPIC 246851721 b goes round its star every 6.18 days, 14 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

EPIC 246851721 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only EPIC 246851721 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeF5 V
Surface temperature6,202 K
Mass1.317 solar masses
Radius1.586 solar radii
Luminosity3.36 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.237
Ageabout 3.02 billion years
Distance from the Sun1215.4 light-years (372.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 78.9198°, Dec 16.2787°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
EPIC 246851721 b6.18 days0.0723 AU11.781 R⊕953.49 M⊕Transit, 2018

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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