Astronomy and Space

K2-138

K2-138, also designated EPIC 245950175 or EE-1, is a K-type main-sequence star with a system of six exoplanets discovered by citizen scientists. Four were found in the first two days of the Exoplanet Explorers project on Zooniverse in April 2017, while two more were revealed in further analysis. The system is about 660 light-years (200 parsecs) away in the constellation Aquarius, within K2 Campaign 12.

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See also

• ▸ET Virginis
• ▸Aylesbury
• ▸AG Virginis

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