K2-316

Planetary system · 366.9 light-years away

K2-316 is 367 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 3,436 K star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-316 b goes round its star every 27.2 hours, 78 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature3,436 K
Mass0.408 solar masses
Radius0.379 solar radii
Luminosity0.0148 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude17.14
Distance from the Sun366.9 light-years (112.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 233.6247°, Dec -23.2595°
ConstellationLibra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-316 b27.2 hours0.0147 AU1.33 R⊕2.33 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2020
K2-316 c5.26 days0.0582 AU1.83 R⊕4.01 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2020

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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