K2-189

Planetary system · 789.7 light-years away · also TYC 6121-11-1

K2-189 is 790 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,442 K star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-189 b goes round its star every 2.59 days, 34 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,442 K
Mass0.85 solar masses
Radius0.879 solar radii
Luminosity0.6046 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.398
Distance from the Sun789.7 light-years (242.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 203.6214°, Dec -15.0365°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-189 b2.59 days0.0361 AU1.403 R⊕2.55 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2018
K2-189 c6.68 days0.0680 AU2.31 R⊕5.95 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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