K2-107

Planetary system · 2234.8 light-years away

K2-107 is 2,235 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F9 IV star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-107 b goes round its star every 3.31 days, 27 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF9 IV
Surface temperature6,061 K
Mass1.3 solar masses
Radius1.81 solar radii
Luminosity2.914 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.012
Ageabout 4.25 billion years
Distance from the Sun2234.8 light-years (685.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 284.9854°, Dec -22.2934°
ConstellationSagittarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-107 b3.31 days0.0475 AU15.98 R⊕266.98 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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