TOI-6894

TOI-6894
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 33m 52.74948s
Declination +12° 27′ 30.5817″
Apparent magnitude (V) 18.22
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red dwarf
Spectral type M5.0±0.5
Apparent magnitude (J) 13.169±0.023
Apparent magnitude (H) 12.486±0.022
Apparent magnitude (K) 12.207±0.021
Apparent magnitude (TESS) 14.905±0.008
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −146.897 mas/yr
Dec.: +22.227 mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.6842±0.0532 mas
Distance238.3 ± 0.9 ly
(73.1 ± 0.3 pc)
Details
Mass0.207±0.011 M
Radius0.2276±0.0057 R
Luminosity0.00375±0.00033 L
Surface gravity (log g)5.039±0.011 cgs
Temperature3,007±58 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.142±0.087 dex
Other designations
TIC 67512645, 2MASS J11335277+1227034
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

TOI-6894 is a star in the constellation Leo. Its apparent magnitude of 18.22 is far below naked eye visibility. Based on parallax measurements, it lies at a distance of 238 light-years (73 parsecs). The star was first catalogued in 2003 by the 2MASS survey, and was analysed by the TESS satellite in search for transiting exoplanets.

This is a red dwarf of spectral class M5.0. It has 0.207 times the Sun's mass, 0.2276 times the Sun's radius, and a mere 0.38% of the solar luminosity. Its effective temperature of 3,000 K give it a typical red hue. The iron-to-hydrogen abundance ratio, a metallicity indicator, is 40% higher than that of the Sun. As of 2025, the discovery of TOI-6894 b makes the star the least massive star known to host a transiting gas planet.