Temperature
5634 K
5474 to 5727
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Stellar HostProfile
K2-13
Unclassified star • 342.4 pc
Records
6
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
7
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 363479723
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 Msun
0.80 to 1
Radius
0.94 Rsun
0.78 to 1.09
Luminosity
-0.10 log(Lsun)
-0.14 to -0.10
Distance
342.4 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.94 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-13
0.94 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-13 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2015
Period
39.91 days
Radius
1.89 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
511 K
K2-13 and Its Super-Earth
K2-13 is a star 1120 light-years away with a spectral type of G3. It has a mass of 1 solar masses, a radius of 0.936 solar radii, and a temperature of 5630 K. Its reported radius estimate is smaller than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's. One known planet orbits this host.
That planet is K2-13 b, a Super-Earth discovered by transit in 2015. It has an orbital period of 39.9 days and a radius of 1.89 Earth radii.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
6
Stellar refs
6
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5634 | 1 | 0.94 | — | -0.10 | — | 342.4 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | G3 | 342.4 | Luo et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5727 | 0.94 | 1.09 | — | — | — | 342.4 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5698 | 0.80 | 0.78 | — | — | — | 342.4 | Montet et al. 2015 | TICv8 |
| 5474 | — | 0.95 | — | -0.14 | — | 342.4 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5508 | — | 0.88 | — | — | — | 342.4 | Vanderburg et al. 2016 | TICv8 |