K2-75

Planetary system · 1832.8 light-years away

K2-75 is 1,833 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,995 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-75 b goes round its star every 7.81 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,995 K
Mass1.16 solar masses
Radius1.56 solar radii
Luminosity2.236 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.803
Distance from the Sun1832.8 light-years (561.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 338.8449°, Dec -7.4699°
ConstellationAquarius

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-75 b7.81 days0.0810 AU2.67 R⊕7.61 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
K2-75 c18.3 days0.143 AU2.77 R⊕8.1 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 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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