K2-49 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-49.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 1.9 times Earth's width.
Starlight
About 59 times the starlight Earth gets from the Sun.
Year
A year here lasts about 2.8 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
1.93 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
59 × Earth
Orbital period
2.771 days
Average distance from its star
0.0309 AU

Star

Host star
K2-49
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
4,175 K
Radius
0.45 × Sun
Mass
0.51 × Sun
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
1,491 light-years (457.1 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
K2

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.