Temperature
4545.3 K
4545.3 to 4885
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Stellar HostProfile
K2-162
Unclassified star • 124.4 pc
Records
4
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
5
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 94892940
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
0.72 Msun
0.72 to 0.78
Radius
0.80 Rsun
0.68 to 0.80
Luminosity
-0.61 log(Lsun)
-0.66 to -0.61
Distance
124.4 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.80 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-162
0.80 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-162 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
9.46 days
Radius
1.44 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
631 K
K2-162 and Its Earth-Like Planet
K2-162 is a star 406 light-years away with one known planet. The host star has a mass of 0.716 solar masses, a radius of 0.799 solar radii, and a temperature of 4550 K. Its mass and radius are smaller than the Sun's, and its temperature is cooler than the Sun's.
The planet K2-162 b is classified as Earth-like, meaning its radius stays within 1.5 times Earth's radius. Its radius is 1.44 Earth radii, larger than Earth's, and it completes an orbit every 9.46 days. It was discovered by transit in 2018, when it passed in front of its star from our viewpoint and caused a small dip in observed brightness.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
4
Stellar refs
4
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4885 | 0.78 | 0.73 | — | — | — | 124.4 | Mayo et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 4545.3 | 0.72 | 0.80 | — | -0.61 | — | 124.4 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 4842 | 0.75 | 0.69 | — | — | — | 124.4 | Livingston et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 4798.2 | — | 0.68 | — | -0.66 | — | 124.4 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |