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Stellar HostProfile

alf Cen B

K1 V • 1.35 pc

Records

12

literature rows

Planets

2

system count

References

13

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 471011144HD: HD 128621HIP: HIP 71681

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Temperature

5224 K

5178 to 5251

4 values • 4 distinct

Mass

0.88 Msun

0.87 to 0.93

5 values • 5 distinct

Radius

0.88 Rsun

0.86 to 0.88

3 values • 2 distinct

Age

9.68 Gyr

8 to 11.36

2 values • 2 distinct

Luminosity

-0.29 log(Lsun)

-0.30 to -0.28

2 values • 2 distinct

Distance

1.35 pc

single adopted value

12 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Type

K1 V

Multiple classifications reported

K1 V (3), K0V (1), K2 IV C2+1 ** (1), K5 (1)

Planets

2

Stable across source rows

2

Sun

1.0 R☉ baseline

alf Cen B

0.88 R☉

No confirmed planets found for this stellar host.

Evidence Summary

Rows

12

Stellar refs

12

System refs

1

Distancestable

12 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

12 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

Massdisputed

5 values • 5 distinct

Radiusdisputed

3 values • 2 distinct

Agedisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Spectral Typedisputed

6 values • 4 distinct

ST TEFF	ST MASS	ST RAD	ST AGE	ST LUM	ST SPECTYPE	SY DIST	Stellar Ref	System Ref
—	—	—	—	—	K2 IV C2+1 **	1.35	Gray et al. 2006	TICv8
—	0.91	—	—	-0.30	K1 V	1.35	Beichman & Sanghi et al. 2025	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	1.35	Pizzolato et al. 2003	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	K5	1.35	Cannon & Pickering 1918	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	K1 V	1.35	Garrison & Beattie 1998	TICv8
5251	—	—	—	—	—	1.35	Maldonado et al. 2015	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	1.35	Valenti & Fischer 2005	TICv8
5178	0.88	0.88	8	-0.28	K0V	1.35	Turnbull 2015	TICv8
—	0.88	0.88	11.36	—	—	1.35	Takeda et al. 2007	TICv8
5234	0.87	—	—	—	—	1.35	Santos et al. 2013	TICv8
5214	0.93	0.86	—	—	K1 V	1.35	Dumusque et al. 2012	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	1.35	Henry et al. 1996	TICv8