Temperature
5500 K
5365.2 to 5749
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Stellar HostProfile
K2-60
G4 V • 491.9 pc
Records
9
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
10
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 206284139
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: Eigmüller et al. 2017 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.97 Msun
0.97 to 1.08
Radius
1.12 Rsun
0.86 to 1.52
Age
10 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
491.9 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
G4 V
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.12 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-60
1.12 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-60 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
3.00 days
Radius
7.66 R⊕
Mass
135.4 M⊕
Eq. Temp
1400 K
K2-60 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
K2-60 is a Sun-like G-type dwarf star 1600 light-years away. The star is 10 billion years old, has 0.97 solar masses, and a radius of 1.12 solar radii, larger than the Sun's. Its temperature is 5500 K, cooler than the Sun's. One planet orbits this host.
K2-60 b was discovered in 2016 by the transit method, in which a planet passing in front of its star dims the observed brightness. It is a Jupiter-like planet, a class that exceeds 4 times Earth's radius. The planet's radius is 7.66 Earth radii, larger than Earth's. Its mass is 135 Earth masses, larger than Earth's. Its mean density is 1.66 g/cm³, 0.302 times Earth's. The planet completes an orbit in 3 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
9
Stellar refs
9
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 491.9 | Barros et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 491.9 | Schmitt et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5500 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 10 | — | G4 V | 491.9 | Eigmüller et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 5365.2 | — | 1.52 | — | 0.24 | — | 491.9 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5425 | — | 0.86 | — | — | — | 491.9 | Vanderburg et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5630 | — | 1.45 | — | — | — | 491.9 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| — | — | 1.52 | — | — | — | 491.9 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| 5749 | 1.08 | 1.47 | — | — | — | 491.9 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5630 | 1 | 1.45 | — | 0.28 | — | 491.9 | TICv8 | TICv8 |