K2-37

Planetary system · 586.9 light-years away

K2-37 is 587 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this G3 V star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-37 b goes round its star every 4.44 days, 20 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG3 V
Surface temperature5,352 K
Mass0.84 solar masses
Radius0.809 solar radii
Luminosity0.3909 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.573
Distance from the Sun586.9 light-years (179.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 243.4510°, Dec -24.7871°
ConstellationScorpius

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-37 b4.44 days0.0510 AU1.39 R⊕2.51 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
K2-37 c6.43 days0.0653 AU2.41 R⊕6.39 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
K2-37 d14.1 days0.110 AU2.31 R⊕12.5 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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