K2-233

Planetary system · 220.2 light-years away · also TYC 6179-186-1

K2-233 is 220 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this K3 star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-233 b goes round its star every 2.47 days, 36 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK3
Surface temperature4,796 K
Mass0.79 solar masses
Radius0.71 solar radii
Luminosity0.3 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.883
Ageabout 0.36 billion years
Distance from the Sun220.2 light-years (67.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 230.4799°, Dec -20.2318°
ConstellationLibra

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-233 b2.47 days0.0329 AU1.315 R⊕2.4 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-233 c7.06 days0.0664 AU1.272 R⊕4.6 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-233 d24.4 days0.152 AU2.363 R⊕10.3 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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