K2-25

Planetary system · 146.6 light-years away

K2-25 is 147 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M4.5 V star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-25 b goes round its star every 3.48 days, 25 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM4.5 V
Surface temperature3,207 K
Mass0.2634 solar masses
Radius0.2932 solar radii
Luminosity0.00816 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude16.21
Ageabout 0.73 billion years
Distance from the Sun146.6 light-years (45.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 63.2739°, Dec 15.2477°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-25 b3.48 days0.0287 AU3.44 R⊕24.5 M⊕Transit, 2015

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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