K2-97 is 2,865 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 4,673 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (K2).
Fly there in 3DK2-97 b goes round its star every 8.41 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Surface temperature | 4,673 K |
| Mass | 1.17 solar masses |
| Radius | 4.14 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 7.36 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 12.486 |
| Age | about 7.5 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 2865.1 light-years (878.4 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 127.7628°, Dec 10.8476° |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K2-97 b | 8.41 days | 0.0854 AU | 13.451 R⊕ | 174.49 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.