K2-111

Planetary system · 653.6 light-years away

K2-111 is 654 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this G2 star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-111 b goes round its star every 5.35 days, 16 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2
Surface temperature5,775 K
Mass0.84 solar masses
Radius1.25 solar radii
Luminosity1.9 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.13
Ageabout 12.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun653.6 light-years (200.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 59.8903°, Dec 21.2985°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-111 b5.35 days0.0565 AU1.837 R⊕5.35 M⊕Transit, 2017
K2-111 c15.7 days0.116 AU3.34 R⊕ estimated11.1 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2020

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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