K2-415

Planetary system · 71.2 light-years away

K2-415 is 71.2 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M5 V star; the first was found in 2023 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-415 b goes round its star every 4.02 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM5 V
Surface temperature3,173 K
Mass0.1635 solar masses
Radius0.1965 solar radii
Luminosity0.00351 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.33
Distance from the Sun71.2 light-years (21.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 137.2015°, Dec 11.8623°
ConstellationCancer

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-415 b4.02 days0.0270 AU1.015 R⊕7.5 M⊕Transit, 2023

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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