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cool red dwarf · M2.5V

K2-18

K2-18 is a cool red dwarf 124 light-years from Earth, with a temperature of 3,457 K and 0.36 times the Sun's mass. It has 2 known planets.

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Planets
2 
Distance
124 light-years38 pc
Star
3,457 K0.41 R☉

About this system

The innermost, K2-18 c, circles it in 8.96 days; the outermost, K2-18 b, in 32.9 days. One of them lies in the habitable zone: K2-18 b.

Worlds of K2-18

NameTypeSizeA yearTemperature
K2-18 cSub-Neptune 2.6 × Earth8.96 days363 K
K2-18 bSub-Neptune 2.4 × Earth32.9 days284 K