K2-105

Planetary system · 645.8 light-years away · also TYC 807-1019-1

K2-105 is 646 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K1 star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-105 b goes round its star every 8.27 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK1
Surface temperature5,373 K
Mass0.94 solar masses
Radius0.905 solar radii
Luminosity0.6473 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.752
Ageabout 0.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun645.8 light-years (198.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 125.4203°, Dec 13.4975°
ConstellationCancer

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-105 b8.27 days0.0796 AU3.4 R⊕15.4 M⊕Transit, 2017

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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