Temperature
5950 K
5807 to 5950
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HD 68402
G5 IV/V • 78.43 pc
Records
6
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
7
distinct source labels
HD: HD 68402HIP: HIP 39589TIC: TIC 272546396
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: Jenkins et al. 2017 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.12 Msun
1.04 to 1.12
Radius
1.02 Rsun
1.02 to 1.08
Age
2 Gyr
single adopted value
Luminosity
0.07 log(Lsun)
0.07 to 0.08
Distance
78.43 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
G5 IV/V
Multiple classifications reported
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.02 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
HD 68402
1.02 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
HD 68402 b
Radial Velocity
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
1103 days
Radius
—
Mass
975.7 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
HD 68402 and Its Planet
HD 68402 is a star 256 light-years away with a spectral type of G5 IV/V. It has an age of 2 billion years, a mass of 1.12 solar masses, a radius of 1.02 solar radii, and a temperature of 5950 K. Its reported mass estimate is larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's. One planet orbits this host.
HD 68402 b was discovered in 2016 using the radial velocity method, which measures the wobble a planet's gravity induces in its star's motion. The planet has a minimum mass of 976 Earth masses and an orbital period of 1100 days. Its minimum mass is larger than Earth's and roughly 3.07 times Jupiter's mass.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
6
Stellar refs
6
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitystable
Spectral Typedisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5950 | 1.12 | — | — | — | G5 IV/V | 78.43 | Xiao et al. 2023 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | K0 | 78.43 | Cannon & Pickering 1918 | TICv8 |
| 5807 | 1.04 | 1.08 | — | 0.08 | — | 78.43 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5850.5 | — | 1.07 | — | 0.08 | — | 78.43 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5950 | 1.12 | 1.02 | 2 | 0.07 | G5 IV/V | 78.43 | Jenkins et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | G5 IV/V | 78.43 | Michigan Catalog, Vol. 1 | TICv8 |