Temperature
5043 K
5014.2 to 5066
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K2-206
Unclassified star • 244.4 pc
Records
3
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
4
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 257392778
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: Mayo et al. 2018 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.79 Msun
0.79 to 0.85
Radius
0.76 Rsun
0.76 to 0.80
Distance
244.4 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.76 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-206
0.76 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-206 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
18.29 days
Radius
2.80 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
K2-206 b: A Neptune-Like World Around a Cooler Star
K2-206 is a star 797 light-years away with one known planet. The star has a reported mass estimate of 0.789 solar masses, a reported radius estimate of 0.758 solar radii, and a reported temperature of 5040 K. Its mass and radius are smaller than the Sun's, and its temperature is cooler than the Sun's.
The planet, K2-206 b, is Neptune-like and was discovered by transit in 2018. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness; repeated dips help establish orbital periods. K2-206 b orbits every 18.3 days and has a radius of 2.8 Earth radii, which is 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
Metallicitystable