Temperature
6076 K
5988.2 to 6124
Unclassified star • 48.45 pc
Records
7
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
8
distinct source labels
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Moutou et al. 2009 • System source: TICv8
Temperature
6076 K
5988.2 to 6124
Mass
1.12 Msun
1.11 to 1.25
Radius
1.34 Rsun
1.28 to 1.38
Age
4.30 Gyr
single adopted value
Luminosity
0.35 log(Lsun)
0.34 to 0.35
Distance
48.45 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Current adopted radius: 1.34 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
HD 153950
1.34 R☉
System Layout
1 planets linked to this host
Radial Velocity
Discovery
2008
Period
499.4 days
Radius
—
Mass
937.6 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
HD 153950 is a G0 star 158 light-years away with one known planet. The star is 4.3 billion years old and has a mass of 1.12 solar masses, a radius of 1.34 solar radii, and a temperature of 6080 K. Its mass, radius, and temperature are all larger or hotter than the Sun's.
The planet HD 153950 b was discovered in 2008 using the radial velocity method. Its minimum mass is 938 Earth masses, or roughly 2.95 times Jupiter's mass, and its orbital period is 499 days.
Provenance
Evidence Summary
Rows
7
Stellar refs
7
System refs
1
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 48.45 | Nordstrom et al. 2004 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | G0 | 48.45 | Cannon & Pickering 1918 | TICv8 |
| 6076 | 1.12 | 1.34 | 4.30 | 0.35 | — | 48.45 | Moutou et al. 2009 | TICv8 |
| 6124 | 1.25 | 1.28 | — | — | — | 48.45 | Stassun et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 6019.9 | 1.11 | 1.36 | — | 0.34 | — | 48.45 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | F8 V | 48.45 | Michigan Catalog, Vol. 2 | TICv8 |
| 5988.2 | — | 1.38 | — | 0.34 | — | 48.45 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |