K2-66

Planetary system · 1676.0 light-years away · also TYC 5805-449-1

K2-66 is 1,676 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,887 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-66 b goes round its star every 5.07 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,887 K
Mass1.11 solar masses
Radius1.67 solar radii
Luminosity3.208 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.71
Distance from the Sun1676.0 light-years (513.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 331.5267°, Dec -10.7115°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-66 b5.07 days0.0598 AU2.49 R⊕21.3 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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