Temperature
4710.7 K
4710.7 to 4899
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K2-48
Unclassified star • 313.8 pc
Records
5
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
6
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 397022282
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
0.75 Msun
0.75 to 0.77
Radius
0.73 Rsun
0.66 to 0.73
Luminosity
-0.62 log(Lsun)
-0.66 to -0.62
Distance
313.8 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.73 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
K2-48
0.73 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
K2-48 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
20.51 days
Radius
2.24 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
K2-48 b: A Super-Earth in Transit
K2-48 is a star 1020 light-years away with one known planet. The host star has a mass of 0.75 solar masses, a radius of 0.732 solar radii, and a temperature of 4710 K, all of which are smaller or cooler than the Sun's corresponding values.
The planet K2-48 b is a Super-Earth discovered by transit in 2016, when it was detected passing in front of its star and causing a small dip in observed brightness. It completes an orbit every 20.5 days. Its radius of 2.24 Earth radii is larger than Earth's, and under the size classification used here, a Super-Earth reaches up to 2.5 times Earth's radius.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
5
Stellar refs
5
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitystable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4710.7 | 0.75 | 0.73 | — | -0.62 | — | 313.8 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | 0.66 | — | — | — | 313.8 | Kruse et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| 4859.4 | — | 0.66 | — | -0.66 | — | 313.8 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 4728 | — | 0.72 | — | — | — | 313.8 | Vanderburg et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 4899 | 0.77 | 0.73 | — | — | — | 313.8 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | TICv8 |