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K2-8

K3 V • 403.5 pc

Records

9

literature rows

Planets

2

system count

References

9

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 38114658

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

4859.6 K

4779 to 5147

6 values • 6 distinct

Mass

0.79 Msun

0.77 to 0.84

4 values • 4 distinct

Radius

0.73 Rsun

0.71 to 0.80

8 values • 6 distinct

Luminosity

-0.57 log(Lsun)

-0.58 to -0.55

2 values • 2 distinct

Distance

403.5 pc

single adopted value

9 values • 1 distinct

Spectral Type

K3 V

Consistent across records

K3 V (1)

Planets

2

Stable across source rows

2

System Layout

Known planets

2 planets linked to this host

K2-8 b

Transit

Discovery

2015

Period

10.35 days

Radius

2.86 R⊕

Mass

Eq. Temp

K2-8 c

Transit

Discovery

2016

Period

5.06 days

Radius

2.31 R⊕

Mass

Eq. Temp

877 K

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

9

Stellar refs

8

System refs

1

Distancestable

9 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

9 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

6 values • 6 distinct

Massdisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

Radiusdisputed

8 values • 6 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Spectral Typestable

1 values • 1 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
47970.73403.5Vanderburg et al. 2016TICv8
48900.790.74403.5Montet et al. 2015TICv8
0.71403.5Kruse et al. 2019TICv8
48700.780.74K3 V403.5Sinukoff et al. 2016TICv8
0.71403.5Kruse et al. 2019TICv8
403.5Barros et al. 2016TICv8
4849.20.72-0.58403.5Gaia DR2TICv8
47790.770.77-0.55403.5TICv8TICv8
51470.840.80403.5Crossfield et al. 2016TICv8