K2-146

Planetary system · 258.6 light-years away

K2-146 is 259 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M3.0 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-146 b goes round its star every 2.64 days, 33 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM3.0 V
Surface temperature3,385 K
Mass0.331 solar masses
Radius0.33 solar radii
Luminosity0.015 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude16.7
Ageabout 5 billion years
Distance from the Sun258.6 light-years (79.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 130.0267°, Dec 19.0923°
ConstellationCancer

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-146 b2.64 days0.0248 AU2.05 R⊕5.77 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-146 c4.00 days0.0327 AU2.19 R⊕7.49 M⊕Transit, 2019

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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