K2-158

Planetary system · 643.5 light-years away · also TYC 4938-997-1

K2-158 is 644 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,503 K star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-158 c goes round its star every 5.90 days, 15 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,503 K
Mass0.92 solar masses
Radius0.95 solar radii
Luminosity0.6871 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.774
Distance from the Sun643.5 light-years (197.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 179.9397°, Dec -5.7217°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-158 c5.90 days0.0622 AU1.28 R⊕2.18 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2018
K2-158 b10.1 days0.0887 AU2.64 R⊕7.46 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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