K2-72 is 217 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 4 planets around this 3,360 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).
Fly there in 3DK2-72 b goes round its star every 5.58 days, 16 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Surface temperature | 3,360 K |
| Mass | 0.271365 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.330989 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 0.01456 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 15.37 |
| Distance from the Sun | 216.7 light-years (66.4 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 334.6228°, Dec -9.6120° |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K2-72 b | 5.58 days | 0.0400 AU | 1.08 R⊕ | 1.28 M⊕ estimated | Transit, 2016 |
| K2-72 d | 7.76 days | 0.0500 AU | 1.01 R⊕ | 1.01 M⊕ estimated | Transit, 2016 |
| K2-72 c | 15.2 days | 0.0780 AU | 1.16 R⊕ | 1.65 M⊕ estimated | Transit, 2016 |
| K2-72 e | 24.2 days | 0.106 AU | 1.29 R⊕ | 2.21 M⊕ estimated | 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.