K2-108

Planetary system · 1556.7 light-years away

K2-108 is 1,557 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,599 K star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-108 b goes round its star every 4.73 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,599 K
Mass1.17 solar masses
Radius1.76 solar radii
Luminosity2.543 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.339
Ageabout 7.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun1556.7 light-years (477.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 123.3818°, Dec 16.4195°
ConstellationCancer

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-108 b4.73 days0.0581 AU5.33 R⊕59.4 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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