K2-30

Planetary system · 1086.2 light-years away

K2-30 is 1,086 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G6 V star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-30 b goes round its star every 4.10 days, 21 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG6 V
Surface temperature5,425 K
Mass0.9 solar masses
Radius0.844 solar radii
Luminosity0.554 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.547
Ageabout 3.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun1086.2 light-years (333.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 52.3421°, Dec 22.2993°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-30 b4.10 days0.0484 AU11.646 R⊕184.02 M⊕Transit, 2016

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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