Temperature
3471 K
3410 to 3729.3
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Stellar HostProfile
K2-95
M3.0 โข 179.9 pc
Records
10
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
11
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 195193025
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: Obermeier et al. 2016 โข System source: TICv8
Mass
0.36 Msun
0.36 to 0.44
Radius
0.40 Rsun
0.23 to 0.44
Age
0.80 Gyr
0.79 to 0.80
Luminosity
-1.68 log(Lsun)
-1.68 to -1.63
Distance
179.9 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
M3.0
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.40 Rโ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 Rโ baseline
K2-95
0.40 Rโ
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-95 b
Transit
โ
Discovery
2016
Period
10.13 days
Radius
3.31 Rโ
Mass
โ
Eq. Temp
474 K
K2-95 and Its Neptune-Like Planet
K2-95 is an M3.0 star located 587 light-years away, with one planet known to orbit it. As an M-type dwarf, it is a small, cool red dwarf. Its measurements include an age of 0.8 billion years, a mass of 0.361 solar masses, a radius of 0.402 solar radii, and a temperature of 3470 K. The star is less massive, smaller, and cooler than the Sun.
The planet K2-95 b is Neptune-like, discovered by transit in 2016. It has an orbital period of 10.1 days and a radius of 3.31 Earth radii, making it larger than Earth.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
10
Stellar refs
10
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ | โ | 0.23 | โ | โ | โ | 179.9 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| โ | โ | 0.23 | โ | โ | โ | 179.9 | Libralato et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 3548 | 0.44 | 0.42 | โ | โ | โ | 179.9 | Livingston et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 3729.3 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 179.9 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 3471 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.80 | -1.68 | M3.0 | 179.9 | Obermeier et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 3411 | 0.41 | 0.41 | โ | -1.68 | โ | 179.9 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 3410 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.79 | -1.63 | โ | 179.9 | Mann et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 179.9 | Rizzuto et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 3566 | 0.41 | 0.40 | โ | โ | โ | 179.9 | Castro-González et al. 2022 | TICv8 |
| โ | โ | 0.43 | โ | โ | โ | 179.9 | Petigura et al. 2018 | TICv8 |