Temperature
5696 K
5617 to 5850
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K2-6
Unclassified star • 316.8 pc
Records
7
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
8
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 446672575
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: TICv8 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.01 Msun
0.93 to 1.01
Radius
0.92 Rsun
0.86 to 1.01
Luminosity
-0.10 log(Lsun)
-0.12 to -0.10
Distance
316.8 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.92 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-6
0.92 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-6 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2015
Period
30.94 days
Radius
2.50 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
615 K
K2-6 and Its Neptune-like Planet
K2-6 is a star 1030 light-years away with one known planet. The host star has a mass of 1.01 solar masses, a radius of 0.917 solar radii, and a temperature of 5700 K. Its reported radius estimate is smaller than the Sun's.
The planet K2-6 b is Neptune-like, discovered by transit in 2015. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness. K2-6 b orbits every 30.9 days and has a radius of 2.5 Earth radii, which is larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
7
Stellar refs
7
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5696 | 1.01 | 0.92 | — | -0.10 | — | 316.8 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | 0.86 | — | — | — | 316.8 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| 5767 | 0.93 | 1.01 | — | — | — | 316.8 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5617 | 0.93 | 0.86 | — | — | — | 316.8 | Mayo et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5792 | — | 0.86 | — | -0.12 | — | 316.8 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5850 | 0.97 | 0.96 | — | — | — | 316.8 | Montet et al. 2015 | TICv8 |
| 5710 | — | 0.96 | — | — | — | 316.8 | Vanderburg et al. 2016 | TICv8 |