Temperature
5477 K
5261 to 5509
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Stellar HostProfile
K2-265
G8 V • 138.7 pc
Records
11
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
12
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 146364192
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: Lam et al. 2018 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.92 Msun
0.90 to 0.94
Radius
0.98 Rsun
0.81 to 0.98
Age
9.70 Gyr
7.80 to 9.70
Distance
138.7 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
G8 V
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.98 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-265
0.98 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-265 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
2.37 days
Radius
1.71 R⊕
Mass
7.34 M⊕
Eq. Temp
1366 K
K2-265 b: A Super-Earth Orbiting a Sun-Like Star
K2-265 is a G8 V star located 452 light-years away. The star's reported mass estimate is 0.915 solar masses, smaller than the Sun's, and its temperature of 5480 K is cooler than the Sun's. It is 9.7 billion years old with a radius of 0.977 solar radii. One planet orbits this host.
K2-265 b is a Super-Earth discovered by transit in 2018. Its radius is 1.71 Earth radii, larger than Earth's. The planet's mass is 7.34 Earth masses, also larger than Earth's. Its mean density is 8.12 g/cm³, 1.47 times Earth's. K2-265 b completes an orbit in 2.37 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
11
Stellar refs
11
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5481 | — | 0.91 | — | — | — | 138.7 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5394 | — | 0.93 | — | — | — | 138.7 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 5477 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 9.70 | — | G8 V | 138.7 | Lam et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5390 | — | 0.91 | — | -0.20 | — | 138.7 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5435 | 0.90 | 0.92 | — | — | — | 138.7 | Howard et al. 2025 | TICv8 |
| 5420 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 7.80 | -0.18 | — | 138.7 | Thygesen et al. 2023 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 138.7 | Barros et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5261 | — | 0.81 | — | — | — | 138.7 | Vanderburg et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5394 | 0.94 | 0.93 | — | -0.18 | — | 138.7 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5509 | — | 0.89 | — | — | — | 138.7 | Mayo et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| — | — | 0.91 | — | — | — | 138.7 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |