K2-13 is a star with 0.8 times the mass of the Sun, and 0.78 times its radius. It is located 1116.74 light years away from the solar system.
K2-13 is known to have 1 exoplanets in orbit around it.
K2-13 b was discovered by the K2 observatory, in 2015-08, using the transit method. Its semi-major axis is 0.21 astronomical units, as compared to Earth's which is 1 astronomical unit. The mass of K2-13 b is 4.229 times the mass of Earth. The radius of K2-13 b is 1.890 that of Earth. With a mass below 5 Earth masses, a density of 3.44, and a semi-major axis of 0.2114 astronomical units, K2-13 b could, potentially, be an ocean world - a planet with no dry land.