Temperature
6038.1 K
6018.7 to 6045
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Stellar HostProfile
K2-196
Unclassified star • 584.9 pc
Records
3
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
4
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 178954837
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: TICv8 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.12 Msun
1.12 to 1.16
Radius
2.00 Rsun
1.54 to 2.00
Luminosity
0.68 log(Lsun)
0.64 to 0.68
Distance
584.9 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 2.00 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-196
2.00 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-196 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
48.32 days
Radius
3.60 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
K2-196 and Its Neptune-Like Planet
K2-196 is a star 1910 light-years away with 1.12 solar masses, 2 solar radii, and a temperature of 6040 K. Its radius is larger than the Sun's, and its temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
One planet orbits this host. K2-196 b is a Neptune-like world discovered by transit in 2018, the same method that revealed its 48.3-day orbital period. Its radius of 3.6 Earth radii is larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
3
Stellar refs
3
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed