K2-416

Planetary system · 392.4 light-years away

K2-416 is 392 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M V star; the first was found in 2023 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-416 b goes round its star every 13.1 days, 7 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM V
Surface temperature3,746 K
Mass0.548 solar masses
Radius0.554 solar radii
Luminosity0.0537 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.794
Distance from the Sun392.4 light-years (120.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 349.2212°, Dec -5.2015°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-416 b13.1 days0.0880 AU2.66 R⊕1652.7 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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