Temperature
3421 K
3421 to 3423
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Stellar HostProfile
TOI-6255
Unclassified star • 20.32 pc
Records
3
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
4
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 261135533
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: Dai et al. 2024 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.35 Msun
0.35 to 0.36
Radius
0.37 Rsun
0.37 to 0.37
Distance
20.32 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.37 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
TOI-6255
0.37 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
TOI-6255 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2024
Period
0.24 days
Radius
1.08 R⊕
Mass
1.44 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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TOI-6255 and Its Earth-Like Planet
TOI-6255 is a star 66.3 light-years away with a mass of 0.353 solar masses, a radius of 0.37 solar radii, and a temperature of 3420 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are smaller than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's. One planet has been identified orbiting this host.
TOI-6255 b is an Earth-like planet discovered by transit in 2024. It has a mass of 1.44 Earth masses, a radius of 1.08 Earth radii, and an orbital period of 0.238 days. Both its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than Earth's. Its mean density is 6.32 g/cm³, 1.15 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
3
Stellar refs
3
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositystable
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitystable