K2-277

Planetary system · 369.0 light-years away · also TYC 6121-773-1

K2-277 is 369 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,680 K star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-277 b goes round its star every 6.33 days, 14 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,680 K
Mass0.974 solar masses
Radius0.973 solar radii
Luminosity0.89 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.364
Ageabout 4.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun369.0 light-years (113.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 202.0162°, Dec -15.9380°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-277 b6.33 days0.0664 AU2.1858 R⊕7.4 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.

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