K2-3

Planetary system · 143.8 light-years away

K2-3 is 144 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this M V star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-3 b goes round its star every 10.1 days, 9 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM V
Surface temperature3,844 K
Mass0.549 solar masses
Radius0.546 solar radii
Luminosity0.0587 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.168
Ageabout 6.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun143.8 light-years (44.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 172.3354°, Dec -1.4551°
ConstellationLeo

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-3 b10.1 days0.0747 AU2.078 R⊕5.11 M⊕Transit, 2015
K2-3 c24.6 days0.136 AU1.582 R⊕2.68 M⊕Transit, 2015
K2-3 d44.6 days0.201 AU1.458 R⊕2.2 M⊕Transit, 2015

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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