Temperature
5612 K
5473.2 to 5652
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K2-294
Unclassified star • 373.1 pc
Records
3
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
4
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 49709169
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: Dattilo et al. 2019 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.99 Msun
0.99 to 1
Radius
1.20 Rsun
1.16 to 1.23
Distance
373.1 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.20 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-294
1.20 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-294 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2019
Period
2.50 days
Radius
1.66 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
1425 K
K2-294 b: A Super-Earth
K2-294 is a star located 1220 light-years away. It has a mass of 0.987 solar masses, a radius of 1.2 solar radii, and a temperature of 5610 K. Its reported radius estimate is larger than the Sun's, while its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's. One planet orbits this star.
That planet is K2-294 b, a Super-Earth discovered by the transit method in 2019. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness. K2-294 b has an orbital period of 2.5 days and a radius of 1.66 Earth radii, which is larger than Earth's. As a Super-Earth, its size class reflects a radius reaching up to 2.5 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
3
Stellar refs
3
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitystable