Temperature
4927 K
4730 to 4942.9
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HD 218566
K3V • 28.83 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
HD: HD 218566HIP: HIP 114322TIC: TIC 278952345
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: Turnbull 2015 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.88 Msun
0.76 to 0.88
Radius
0.79 Rsun
0.79 to 0.86
Age
8.50 Gyr
2.24 to 8.50
Luminosity
-0.47 log(Lsun)
-0.47 to -0.45
Distance
28.83 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
K3V
Multiple classifications reported
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.79 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
HD 218566
0.79 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
HD 218566 b
Radial Velocity
◌
Discovery
2010
Period
225.7 days
Radius
—
Mass
63.57 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
HD 218566 and Its Planet
HD 218566 is a K3V star 94 light-years away. Its mass is 0.88 solar masses, its radius is 0.79 solar radii, and its temperature is 4930 K. It is 8.5 billion years old. These stellar measurements describe the star itself, and its reported mass estimate, radius estimate, and temperature are each smaller or cooler than the Sun's. One planet is known to orbit this host.
That planet, HD 218566 b, was discovered in 2010 by the radial velocity method, which detects the wobble a planet's gravity induces in its star's motion; repeated wobbles reveal the planet and its orbital period. Its minimum mass is 63.6 Earth masses, larger than Earth's, and its orbital period is 226 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
13
Stellar refs
13
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typedisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 0.88 | 0.79 | 2.24 | — | — | 28.83 | Takeda et al. 2007 | TICv8 |
| 4942.9 | 0.86 | 0.83 | — | — | — | 28.83 | Rosenthal et al. 2021 | TICv8 |
| 4730 | 0.76 | 0.85 | — | — | — | 28.83 | Stassun et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.83 | Nidever et al. 2002 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | K2 | 28.83 | Cannon & Pickering 1918 | TICv8 |
| 4877.3 | 0.80 | 0.82 | — | -0.46 | — | 28.83 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.83 | Wright et al. 2004 | TICv8 |
| 4927 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 8.50 | -0.47 | K3V | 28.83 | Turnbull 2015 | TICv8 |
| 4808 | 0.86 | — | — | — | — | 28.83 | Santos et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 4820 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 8.50 | -0.45 | — | 28.83 | Meschiari et al. 2011 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | K3 V | 28.83 | Michigan Catalog, Vol. 5 | TICv8 |
| 4844.5 | — | 0.84 | — | -0.46 | — | 28.83 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.83 | Valenti & Fischer 2005 | TICv8 |