K2-154

Planetary system · 421.9 light-years away

K2-154 is 422 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M0.0 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-154 b goes round its star every 3.68 days, 24 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM0.0 V
Surface temperature4,097 K
Mass0.65 solar masses
Radius0.63 solar radii
Luminosity0.096 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.861
Distance from the Sun421.9 light-years (129.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 189.0015°, Dec -2.6696°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-154 b3.68 days0.0405 AU1.99 R⊕4.62 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2018
K2-154 c7.95 days0.0677 AU2.07 R⊕4.94 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2018

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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