Temperature
5052 K
4888.7 to 5063
←Back to Stellar Hosts
Stellar HostProfile
Qatar-6
K2 V • 100.8 pc
Records
5
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
6
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 311133118
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: Alsubai et al. 2018 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.82 Msun
0.80 to 0.83
Radius
0.72 Rsun
0.72 to 0.79
Age
1.02 Gyr
single adopted value
Luminosity
-0.51 log(Lsun)
-0.51 to -0.51
Distance
100.8 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
K2 V
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.72 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Qatar-6
0.72 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Qatar-6 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2017
Period
3.51 days
Radius
11.90 R⊕
Mass
212.3 M⊕
Eq. Temp
1006 K
Qatar-6 and Its Planet
Qatar-6 is a K2 V star located 329 light-years away. It is cooler than the Sun at 5050 K, with a mass of 0.822 solar masses, a radius of 0.722 solar radii, and an age of 1.02 billion years. One planet has been reported orbiting this star.
Qatar-6 b is a Jupiter-like planet discovered by the transit method in 2017. It has a mass of 212 Earth masses, a radius of 11.9 Earth radii, and an orbital period of 3.51 days. Its radius is larger than Earth's, and its mean density is 0.694 g/cm³.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
5
Stellar refs
5
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5063 | 0.83 | 0.79 | — | — | — | 100.8 | Rice et al. 2023 | TICv8 |
| 4906 | 0.80 | 0.77 | — | -0.51 | — | 100.8 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 4888.7 | — | 0.77 | — | -0.51 | — | 100.8 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 4906 | — | 0.77 | — | — | — | 100.8 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 5052 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 1.02 | -0.51 | K2 V | 100.8 | Alsubai et al. 2018 | TICv8 |