K2-83

Planetary system · 409.4 light-years away

K2-83 is 409 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 3,910 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-83 b goes round its star every 2.75 days, 32 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature3,910 K
Mass0.484 solar masses
Radius0.424 solar radii
Luminosity0.06257 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.522
Distance from the Sun409.4 light-years (125.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 59.9014°, Dec 15.5588°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-83 b2.75 days0.0301 AU1.244 R⊕2.08 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
K2-83 c10.00 days0.0713 AU1.483 R⊕2.8 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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