K2-229

Planetary system · 334.5 light-years away · also TYC 4947-834-1

K2-229 is 335 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this G9 star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-229 b goes round its star every 14.0 hours, 151 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG9
Surface temperature5,315 K
Mass0.87 solar masses
Radius0.79 solar radii
Luminosity0.4086 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.985
Ageabout 5.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun334.5 light-years (102.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 186.8729°, Dec -6.7218°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-229 b14.0 hours0.0131 AU1 R⊕2.55 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-229 c8.33 days0.0769 AU2.03 R⊕7 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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