K2-417

Planetary system · 306.7 light-years away

K2-417 is 307 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

K2-417 b goes round its star every 6.54 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM V
Surface temperature3,861 K
Mass0.569 solar masses
Radius0.5776 solar radii
Luminosity0.0628 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.909
Distance from the Sun306.7 light-years (94.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 350.1418°, Dec -10.0366°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-417 b6.54 days0.0630 AU3.31 R⊕699.22 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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