K2-90

Planetary system · 437.7 light-years away

K2-90 is 438 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 4,484 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-90 c goes round its star every 2.90 days, 30 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature4,484 K
Mass0.629 solar masses
Radius0.619 solar radii
Luminosity0.1114 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.707
Distance from the Sun437.7 light-years (134.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 59.1527°, Dec 22.4725°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-90 c2.90 days0.0350 AU1.3 R⊕2.24 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
K2-90 b13.7 days0.0960 AU2.6 R⊕7.27 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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