Star K2-237

Yellow-White star K2-237 is located 1002 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class F9V, that has 123 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.

K2-237

Yellow-White star

Spectral class: F9V

Location

Right ascension: 16h 55m 4.524s

Declination: -28° 42' 38.104'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 3.254

Sun distance: 1002.251 ly | 307.3 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 123 % M Sun

Size: 138 % R Sun

Temperature: 6099 K | 1.06 T Sun

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.6

Absolute magnitude (V): 4.2

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

K2-237 system structure


	K2-237
		K2-237 b	0.04 AU	392.9 M⊕	18.4 R⊕	2.2 days

More about K2-237

Star K2-237 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is is approximately 38 % bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 6099 K (5826 °C), which is about 106 % of Sun's temperature.

       K2-237 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

Other designations of this star
2MASS J16550453-2842380, EPIC 229426032, Gaia DR3 6032746832450438400

External sources

Transit Timing Variation of K2-237b: Hints Toward Planet Disk Migration

Scientific study, Accepted: 12. 09. 2024

Gaia database (Gaia DR3 6032746832450438400)

Archive from the Gaia mission

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