K2-129

Planetary system · 90.7 light-years away

K2-129 is 90.7 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 3,459 K star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-129 b goes round its star every 8.24 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature3,459 K
Mass0.360031 solar masses
Radius0.36001 solar radii
Luminosity0.01484 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.639
Distance from the Sun90.7 light-years (27.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 289.1485°, Dec -25.6463°
ConstellationSagittarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-129 b8.24 days0.0570 AU1.04 R⊕1.12 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 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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