K2-255

star in the constellation Virgo

Place star Q77933885

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K2-255

Summary

K2-255 is a star^[1].

Key Facts

K2-255's instance of is recorded as star^[2].
K2-255's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[3].
K2-255's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[4].
K2-255's spectral class is recorded as K5^[5].
K2-255's child astronomical body is recorded as Q97030285^[6].
K2-255's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 434-056936^[7].
K2-255's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3682825883842696832^[8].
K2-255's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J12393912-0322138^[9].
K2-255's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 3682825883842696832^[10].
K2-255's catalog code is recorded as TIC 51664268^[11].
K2-255's catalog code is recorded as K2-255^[12].
K2-255's catalog code is recorded as EPIC 228894622^[13].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.85'}^[14].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.25'}^[15].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.35'}^[16].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.76'}^[17].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.95'}^[18].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.42'}^[19].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.827'}^[20].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.956'}^[21].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.556'}^[22].
K2-255's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.295118'}^[23].
K2-255's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180892', 'amount': '+0.71'}^[24].
K2-255's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q48440', 'amount': '+0.69'}^[25].
K2-255's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+5.2228'}^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[2] and near-infrared source^[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include UCAC4 434-056936^[7], Gaia DR2 3682825883842696832^[8], 2MASS J12393912-0322138^[9], Gaia DR3 3682825883842696832^[10], TIC 51664268^[11], and K2-255^[12].

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Quick Facts

Instance of star, near-infrared source

Properties

Apparent magnitude unit: 1, amount: +12.85, unit: 1, amount: +13.25, unit: 1, amount: +14.35, unit: 1, amount: +13.76, unit: 1, amount: +14.95, unit: 1, amount: +13.42, unit: 1, amount: +10.827, unit: 1, amount: +10.956, unit: 1, amount: +11.556, unit: 1, amount: +13.295118

Catalog code UCAC4 434-056936, Gaia DR2 3682825883842696832, 2MASS J12393912-0322138, Gaia DR3 3682825883842696832, TIC 51664268, K2-255, EPIC 228894622

Child astronomical body Q97030285

Constellation Virgo

Declination unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: -3.3705459676

Declination component of proper motion unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: -3.99

Distance from earth unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +191.468

Effective temperature unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +4357

Epoch J2000.0

Imported from wholeness_audit_2026-05-02

Mass unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +0.71

Metallicity unit: 1, amount: +0.28

Parallax unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +5.2228

Radial velocity unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +9.48

Radius unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +0.69

Right ascension unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +189.91298082908

Right ascension component of proper motion unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: -29.599

Spectral class K5

Stellar rotational velocity unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +2.46

Surface gravity unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +70000

External References (3)

Gaia id 3682825883842696832

Nasa exoplanet archive id K2-255

Simbad id K2-255

🏷️ Also known as

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ K2-255 — instance of (P31): star. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ K2-255 — instance of (P31): near-infrared source. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ K2-255 — constellation (P59): Virgo. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ K2-255 — spectral class (P215): K5. Q123237709. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ K2-255 — child astronomical body (P398): Q97030285. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ K2-255 — catalog code (P528): UCAC4 434-056936. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ K2-255 — catalog code (P528): Gaia DR2 3682825883842696832. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ K2-255 — catalog code (P528): 2MASS J12393912-0322138. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ K2-255 — catalog code (P528): Gaia DR3 3682825883842696832. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ K2-255 — catalog code (P528): TIC 51664268. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ K2-255 — catalog code (P528): K2-255. Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ K2-255 — catalog code (P528): EPIC 228894622. Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.85'}. Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.25'}. Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.35'}. Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.76'}. Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.95'}. Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.42'}. Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.827'}. VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.956'}. VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.556'}. VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ K2-255 — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.295118'}. Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ K2-255 — mass (P2067): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180892', 'amount': '+0.71'}. Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ K2-255 — radius (P2120): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q48440', 'amount': '+0.69'}. Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ K2-255 — parallax (P2214): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+5.2228'}. Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ K2-255 is an instance of star (Q523) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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