K-type star · orange dwarf
K2-240
3810 K
temperature
0.54 R☉
radius
0.58 M☉
mass
0.053 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 238 ly away
At light speed, about 238 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.66×
as hot as the Sun
0.54×
the Sun's width
0.58×
the Sun's mass
0.05×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →K2-240 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.422.00 R⊕ · 6.0 days year
- Explore →K2-240 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.621.80 R⊕ · 21 days year
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.
Can you see it tonight?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-240's temperature, not a photograph.