K2-38 is a Sun-like G-type star (about 1.03 solar masses, 5,731 K, 1.06 solar radii), 193 light-years from Earth. K2-38 b is a 7.3-Earth-mass planet, with an orbital period of 4.0 days, at 0.050 AU from its star, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,266 K, on an eccentric orbit (e ≈ 0.20), discovered in 2016 via transit. K2-38 c is a 8.3-Earth-mass planet, with an orbital period of 10.6 days, at 0.095 AU from its star, and an equilibrium temperature near 916 K, on an eccentric orbit (e ≈ 0.16), discovered in 2016 via transit.