K2-229
Sign in to saveK2-229 (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.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- 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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