K2-35

Planetary system · 823.9 light-years away

K2-35 is 824 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K4 V star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-35 b goes round its star every 2.40 days, 37 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK4 V
Surface temperature4,403 K
Mass0.701968 solar masses
Radius0.619575 solar radii
Luminosity0.1911 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.166
Distance from the Sun823.9 light-years (252.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 170.1031°, Dec 1.2859°
ConstellationLeo

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-35 b2.40 days0.0310 AU1.32 R⊕2.3 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
K2-35 c5.61 days0.0550 AU1.93 R⊕4.38 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 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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