K2-136

Planetary system · 193.2 light-years away · also LP 358-348 A

K2-136 is 193 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this K5.5 star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-136 b goes round its star every 7.98 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

K2-136 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only K2-136 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeK5.5
Surface temperature4,500 K
Mass0.742 solar masses
Radius0.677 solar radii
Luminosity0.1673 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.101
Ageabout 0.65 billion years
Distance from the Sun193.2 light-years (59.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 67.4129°, Dec 22.8826°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-136 b7.98 days0.0707 AU1.014 R⊕4.3 M⊕Transit, 2017
K2-136 c17.3 days0.118 AU3 R⊕18.1 M⊕Transit, 2017
K2-136 d25.6 days0.154 AU1.565 R⊕3 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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