Temperature
4444 K
4444 to 4685.2
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Stellar HostProfile
K2-295
K5 V • 232.8 pc
Records
6
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
7
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 610976842
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: Smith et al. 2019 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.74 Msun
0.71 to 0.74
Radius
0.70 Rsun
0.67 to 0.77
Distance
232.8 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
K5 V
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.70 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-295
0.70 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-295 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2018
Period
4.02 days
Radius
10.05 R⊕
Mass
106.5 M⊕
Eq. Temp
852 K
K2-295: A Cool Dwarf and Its Single Known Planet
K2-295 is a K-type main-sequence star 759 light-years away. Its spectral type, K5 V, places it among the cooler, redder stars. The star has a mass of 0.74 solar masses and a radius of 0.7 solar radii, both smaller than the Sun's, and a temperature of 4440 K, cooler than the Sun.
One planet is known to orbit this star. K2-295 b was discovered by transit in 2018. A transit occurs when a planet crosses in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a slight dip in observed brightness. K2-295 b is Jupiter-like, a class that exceeds 4 times Earth's radius, and its radius of 10.1 Earth radii is larger than Earth's. Its mass of 106 Earth masses is also larger than Earth's. The planet completes an orbit every 4.02 days.
K2-295 b's mean density is 0.577 g/cm³, 0.105 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
6
Stellar refs
6
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitystable
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 0.67 | — | — | — | 232.8 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| 4492 | — | 0.75 | — | — | — | 232.8 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| — | — | 0.73 | — | — | — | 232.8 | Petigura et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 4492 | 0.71 | 0.77 | — | -0.66 | — | 232.8 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 4685.2 | — | 0.67 | — | -0.72 | — | 232.8 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 4444 | 0.74 | 0.70 | — | — | K5 V | 232.8 | Smith et al. 2019 | TICv8 |