Temperature
6027 K
5227.9 to 6027
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K2-253
Unclassified star • 876.6 pc
Records
4
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
5
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 98669309
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: Livingston et al. 2018 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.08 Msun
0.92 to 1.08
Radius
1.10 Rsun
1.08 to 1.12
Distance
876.6 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.10 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-253
1.10 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-253 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
4.00 days
Radius
12.67 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
1238 K
K2-253: A Distant Star With a Giant Planet
K2-253 is a star located 2860 light-years away, and it hosts one planet. The star has a mass of 1.08 solar masses, a radius of 1.1 solar radii, and a temperature of 6030 K. Its radius is larger than the Sun's, and its temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
The planet K2-253 b is a Jupiter-like world, a size class that describes a radius exceeding four times Earth's. It was discovered 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; repeated dips help establish orbital periods. K2-253 b orbits its star every 4 days. Its radius is 12.7 Earth radii, which is larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
4
Stellar refs
4
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitystable