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K2-8

K2-8 is an orange dwarf 1.32 thousand light-years from Earth, with a temperature of 4,870 K and 0.78 times the Sun's mass. It has 2 known planets.

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Planets
2 
Distance
1.32 thousand light-years404 pc
Star
4,870 K0.74 R☉

About this system

The innermost, K2-8 c, circles it in 5.06 days; the outermost, K2-8 b, in 10.4 days.

Worlds of K2-8

NameTypeSizeA yearTemperature
K2-8 cSub-Neptune 2.4 × Earth5.06 days801 K
K2-8 bSub-Neptune 3.6 × Earth10.4 days631 K