K2-254

Planetary system · 742.9 light-years away

K2-254 is 743 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 4,629 K star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-254 b goes round its star every 4.10 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature4,629 K
Mass0.71 solar masses
Radius0.67 solar radii
Luminosity0.1505 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.238
Distance from the Sun742.9 light-years (227.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 185.5508°, Dec -4.7173°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-254 b4.10 days0.0448 AU1.63 R⊕3.29 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2018
K2-254 c12.1 days0.0923 AU2.19 R⊕5.43 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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