K2-223

Planetary system · 647.8 light-years away

K2-223 is 648 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this G1 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-223 b goes round its star every 12.1 hours, 174 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG1 V
Surface temperature5,858 K
Mass1.07 solar masses
Radius1.05 solar radii
Luminosity0.99 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.443
Ageabout 2.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun647.8 light-years (198.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 185.3062°, Dec -10.2821°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-223 b12.1 hours0.0135 AU0.79 R⊕2.8 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-223 c4.56 days0.0584 AU1.41 R⊕4.2 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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