Temperature
4815.5 K
4786.5 to 4937
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K2-163
Unclassified star • 208.5 pc
Records
3
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
4
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 56760743
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
0.78 Msun
0.78 to 0.83
Radius
0.78 Rsun
0.76 to 0.78
Luminosity
-0.53 log(Lsun)
-0.54 to -0.53
Distance
208.5 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.78 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-163
0.78 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-163 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
6.67 days
Radius
2.47 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
K2-163 b: A Super-Earth
K2-163 is a star located 680 light-years away, with a mass of 0.78 solar masses and a radius of 0.782 solar radii. Its temperature is 4820 K. The star's reported mass estimate is smaller than the Sun's. The star's reported radius estimate is smaller than the Sun's. The star's reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's. One planet orbits this star.
That planet, K2-163 b, is classified as a Super-Earth. It was discovered in 2018 by the transit method, in which a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint and causes a small dip in observed brightness. K2-163 b orbits its star every 6.67 days and has a radius of 2.47 Earth radii, larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
3
Stellar refs
3
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed