K2-263 is 530 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G9 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).
Fly there in 3DK2-263 b goes round its star every 50.8 days, 1.7 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Spectral type | G9 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,368 K |
| Mass | 0.88 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.85 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 0.55 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 11.568 |
| Age | about 7 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 529.9 light-years (162.5 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 129.6821°, Dec 15.6806° |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K2-263 b | 50.8 days | 0.257 AU | 2.513 R⊕ | 15.4 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.