K2-114

Planetary system · 1551.7 light-years away

K2-114 is 1,552 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 4,899 K star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-114 b goes round its star every 11.4 days, 8 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature4,899 K
Mass0.863 solar masses
Radius0.832 solar radii
Luminosity0.36 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.55
Ageabout 7.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun1551.7 light-years (475.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 127.8829°, Dec 11.9223°
ConstellationCancer

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-114 b11.4 days0.0944 AU10.592 R⊕638.84 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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