K2-295

Planetary system · 759.3 light-years away

K2-295 is 759 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K5 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-295 b goes round its star every 4.02 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK5 V
Surface temperature4,444 K
Mass0.74 solar masses
Radius0.7 solar radii
Luminosity0.1922 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.8941
Distance from the Sun759.3 light-years (232.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 19.6101°, Dec 6.8167°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-295 b4.02 days0.0451 AU10.054 R⊕106.47 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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