Q18920468
Sign in to saveK2-3, also known as EPIC 201367065, is a red dwarf star with three known planets. It is on the borderline of being a late orange dwarf/K-type star, but because of its temperature, it is classified as a red dwarf (4,000 K is typically the division line between spectral class M and K).
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- catalog code
- K2-3
- parallax
- 22.7374
- apparent magnitude
- 11.474142
- radial velocity
- 37.61
- epoch
- J2000.0
- spectral class
- M0
- effective temperature
- 3896
- right ascension component of proper motion
- 94.116
- declination component of proper motion
- -78.003
- metallicity
- -0.321
- right ascension
- 172.33496544884
- declination
- -1.45480047163
- age estimated by a dating method
- 1
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K2-3, also known as EPIC 201367065, is a red dwarf star with three known planets. It is on the borderline of being a late orange dwarf/K-type star, but because of its temperature, it is classified as a red dwarf (4,000 K is typically the division line between spectral class M and K).
At a distance of , the star's proximity means it is bright enough to make it feasible for astronomers to study the planets' atmospheres to determine whether they are like Earth's atmosphere and possibly conducive to life.
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