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Star with 3 known planets

K2-16

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K2-16, a K3 V star, has 3 confirmed planets.

Measured

Distance
about 1,093 light-years
Star's spectral type
K3 V
Confirmed planets
3

How far, from the Sun

About 1,090 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light1,090 years
  • Voyager 1's speed19.4 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h11.8 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

How it was found

  • First planet found in 2015, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • K2-16 c — 2.5 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 19 days; about 210 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2015 by transit.
  • K2-16 b — 2 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 8 days; about 390 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2015 by transit.
  • EPIC 201754305 d — 1 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 3 days; found in 2019 by transit.

The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page

Where this comes from

  • NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
  • This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.