K2-180

Planetary system · 665.0 light-years away

K2-180 is 665 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K2 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-180 b goes round its star every 8.87 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2 V
Surface temperature5,365 K
Mass0.735 solar masses
Radius0.719 solar radii
Luminosity0.386 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.557
Ageabout 7.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun665.0 light-years (203.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 126.4644°, Dec 10.2466°
ConstellationCancer

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-180 b8.87 days0.0756 AU2.466 R⊕11.41 M⊕Transit, 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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