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HD 159868

G5 V • 55.85 pc

Records

13

literature rows

Planets

2

system count

References

14

distinct source labels

HD: HD 159868HIP: HIP 86375TIC: TIC 248320609

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Canonical Summary

Adopted host values from all rows

Numeric fields use the median of non-null measurements. Disagreement stays visible through ranges, counts, and provenance.

Temperature

5558 K

5534 to 5630

8 values • 5 distinct

Mass

1.09 Msun

0.92 to 1.42

7 values • 7 distinct

Radius

2.03 Rsun

1.78 to 2.13

5 values • 5 distinct

Age

7.57 Gyr

single adopted value

1 values • 1 distinct

Luminosity

0.54 log(Lsun)

0.49 to 0.56

4 values • 4 distinct

Distance

55.85 pc

single adopted value

13 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Type

G5 V

Multiple classifications reported

G5 V (2), G5 (1)

Planets

2

Stable across source rows

2

System Layout

Known planets

2 planets linked to this host

HD 159868 c

Radial Velocity

Discovery

2012

Period

352.3 days

Radius

Mass

232.0 M⊕

Eq. Temp

HD 159868 b

Radial Velocity

Discovery

2006

Period

1178.4 days

Radius

Mass

797.8 M⊕

Eq. Temp

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

13

Stellar refs

13

System refs

1

Distancestable

13 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

13 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

8 values • 5 distinct

Massdisputed

7 values • 7 distinct

Radiusdisputed

5 values • 5 distinct

Agestable

1 values • 1 distinct

Luminositydisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

7 values • 6 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

6 values • 4 distinct

Spectral Typedisputed

3 values • 2 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
5576.52.030.5655.85Gaia DR2TICv8
55.85Nordstrom et al. 2004TICv8
55580.920.4955.85Sousa et al. 2008TICv8
55.85Valenti & Fischer 2005TICv8
55.85Henry et al. 1996TICv8
55341.192.1355.85Luhn et al. 2019TICv8
55661.421.9755.85Stassun et al. 2017TICv8
56301.081.787.570.5355.85Jofré et al. 2015TICv8
55581.1655.85Mortier et al. 2013TICv8
55581.09G5 V55.85Wittenmyer et al. 2012TICv8
55340.972.060.5655.85TICv8TICv8
G555.85Cannon & Pickering 1918TICv8
G5 V55.85Michigan Catalog, Vol. 2TICv8