EPIC 248847494

Planetary system · 1800.0 light-years away

EPIC 248847494 is 1,800 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 4,898 K star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

EPIC 248847494 b takes 10.0 years to go round its star once.

The star

Surface temperature4,898 K
Mass0.9 solar masses
Radius2.7 solar radii
Luminosity3.532 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.353
Distance from the Sun1800.0 light-years (551.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 159.3891°, Dec 11.8427°
ConstellationLeo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
EPIC 248847494 b10.0 years4.500 AU12.442 R⊕4131.8 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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