EPIC 202059229 Archives - Astrobiology

Light curves of EPIC 202059229 in terms of phase over time with the relative flux as color code. Left: Observations of K2. The light curve was splitted into the ∼7 rotation cycles present in the total light curve. Right: Observations of TESS. The TESS data only consists of 4.5 rotation cycles. Both panels were plotted in the same time range and the same color bar to show the light curves on the same scale. The size of the time bins is fixed on the rotation period determined from the K2 observation (Prot = 5.036 d). The difference in the size of the phase bins is caused by the different observing cadences. -- astro-ph.SR

Astronomy & Telescopes, Habitable Zones, Status Report

Long-term Stellar Activity Of M dwarfs: A Combined K2 And TESS Study Of Two Early M-type Stars

by Keith CowingApril 26, 2024April 26, 2024

Studies of the rotation and activity of M type stars are essential to enhance our understanding of stellar dynamos and angular momentum evolution.