Star with 3 known planets

K2-381

K2-381 has 3 confirmed planets.

Measured

Distance
about 475 light-years
Confirmed planets
3

How far, from the Sun

About 475 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light475 years
  • Voyager 1's speed8.44 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h5.13 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 2022, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • K2-381 c — 2 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 16 days; found in 2022 by transit.
  • K2-381 d — 1.7 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 27 days; found in 2022 by transit.
  • K2-381 b — 1.1 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 8 days; found in 2022 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.