K2-138

Planetary system · 660.7 light-years away

K2-138 is 661 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 6 planets around this G8 V star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-138 b goes round its star every 2.35 days, 37 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG8 V
Surface temperature5,356 K
Mass0.935 solar masses
Radius0.863 solar radii
Luminosity0.517 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.246
Ageabout 2.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun660.7 light-years (202.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 348.9490°, Dec -10.8497°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (6)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-138 b2.35 days0.0338 AU1.51 R⊕3.1 M⊕Transit, 2017
K2-138 c3.56 days0.0446 AU2.299 R⊕6.31 M⊕Transit, 2017
K2-138 d5.40 days0.0589 AU2.39 R⊕7.92 M⊕Transit, 2017
K2-138 e8.26 days0.0782 AU3.39 R⊕12.97 M⊕Transit, 2017
K2-138 f12.8 days0.104 AU2.904 R⊕1.63 M⊕Transit, 2017
K2-138 g42.0 days0.231 AU3.013 R⊕4.32 M⊕Transit, 2021

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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