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K2-72

a real M-star system, 216 light-years away4 planets← Back to Exoplanet Explorer
Host star

K2-72

Type
M-type (Red Dwarf)
Temperature
3,360 K
Radius
0.331 ☉
Mass
0.271 ☉
Planets
4
Luminosity
0.0146 ☉

Published by the NASA Exoplanet Archive. These planets’ temperatures and habitability scores are computed from this star’s measured luminosity, not from a stand-in for its class.

K2-72 b — 0.04 AUK2-72 d — 0.05 AUK2-72 c — 0.08 AUK2-72 e — 0.11 AUK2-72 bK2-72 dK2-72 cK2-72 e
K2-72 b
K2-72 bRocky TerrestrialHabitability 15 · Uninhabitable0.04 AU · 1.28 M⊕
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K2-72 d
K2-72 dRocky TerrestrialHabitability 20 · Extremely Harsh0.05 AU · 1.01 M⊕
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K2-72 c
K2-72 cRocky TerrestrialHabitability 33 · Extremely Harsh0.08 AU · 1.65 M⊕
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K2-72 e
K2-72 eEarth LikeHabitability 94 · Highly Habitable0.11 AU · 2.21 M⊕
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