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K2-229 (also designated EPIC 228801451 or TYC 4947-834-1) is a K-type main sequence star approximately 103 parsecs (335 light years) away in the constellation Virgo. It was observed by the Kepler Space Telescope during its K2 "Second Light" mission in Campaign 10.

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Object type
PM*
Spectral type
G9
Distance
334 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.00006621466508782703
Coordinates
RA 186.8733° · Dec -6.7219°
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K2-229 (also designated EPIC 228801451 or TYC 4947-834-1) is a K-type main sequence star approximately 103 parsecs (335 light years) away in the constellation Virgo. It was observed by the Kepler Space Telescope during its K2 "Second Light" mission in Campaign 10.

==Planetary system== As of March 27, 2018, K2-229 has a system of three confirmed exoplanets.

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