K2-39

Planetary system · 1002.8 light-years away · also TYC 5811-835-1

K2-39 is 1,003 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 4,881 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-39 b goes round its star every 4.61 days, 19 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature4,881 K
Mass0.66 solar masses
Radius2.97 solar radii
Luminosity4.722 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.831
Ageabout 6.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun1002.8 light-years (307.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 338.3682°, Dec -9.0229°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-39 b4.61 days0.0571 AU6.277 R⊕28.605 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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