K2-137

Planetary system · 322.5 light-years away

K2-137 is 322 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M3 V star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-137 b goes round its star every 4.3 hours, 490 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM3 V
Surface temperature3,697 K
Mass0.463 solar masses
Radius0.29 solar radii
Luminosity0.03282 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.94
Distance from the Sun322.5 light-years (98.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 186.8704°, Dec -6.1952°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-137 b4.3 hours0.0058 AU0.64 R⊕158.91 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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