K2-265

Planetary system · 452.3 light-years away

K2-265 is 452 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G8 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-265 b goes round its star every 2.37 days, 37 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

K2-265 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only K2-265 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG8 V
Surface temperature5,420 K
Mass0.901 solar masses
Radius0.92 solar radii
Luminosity0.657 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.187
Ageabout 7.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun452.3 light-years (138.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 342.0316°, Dec -14.4948°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-265 b2.37 days0.0336 AU1.7082 R⊕7.3418 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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