K2-222

Planetary system · 330.5 light-years away · also TYC 615-587-1

K2-222 is 330 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G0 star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-222 b goes round its star every 15.4 days, 6 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG0
Surface temperature5,942 K
Mass0.94 solar masses
Radius1.072 solar radii
Luminosity1.34 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.543
Ageabout 7.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun330.5 light-years (101.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 16.4625°, Dec 11.7537°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-222 b15.4 days0.119 AU2.275 R⊕7.5 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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