K2-239

Planetary system · 101.4 light-years away

K2-239 is 101 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this M3.0 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-239 b goes round its star every 5.24 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM3.0 V
Surface temperature3,420 K
Mass0.4 solar masses
Radius0.36 solar radii
Luminosity0.016 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.632
Distance from the Sun101.4 light-years (31.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 160.5941°, Dec 4.4414°
ConstellationSextans

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-239 b5.24 days0.0441 AU1.1 R⊕1.37 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2018
K2-239 c7.78 days0.0576 AU1 R⊕0.972 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2018
K2-239 d10.1 days0.0685 AU1.1 R⊕1.37 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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