Exoplanet, HD 137010 b and it's star, HD 137010

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An article appeared recently about an earth-like planet, HD 137010 b, which is around an orange start, HD 137010. Of course, I wanted more information

HD 137010 b is an unconfirmed exoplanet detected around star HD 137010. More observations are needed to confirm its existence.
https://www.stellarcatalog.com/exoplanet.php?planetID=102153
Distance from the star: 0.88 AU
Orbit around star: 355 days
Temperature: 205 K | -68.15 °C
Estimated size ~ 1.06 earth diameter

Earth-like in the sense of size, but the environment is more like an icy planet.

Star HD 137010 - Orange star HD 137010 is located 146 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class K3.5V, that has 73 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
https://www.stellarcatalog.com/stars/hd-137010
Location:
Right ascension: 15h 24m 21.513s
Declination: -19° 44' 25.649'' (equatorial region)
Parallax: 22.292
Sun distance: 146.309 ly | 44.9 pc
Basic characteristic
Mass: 72.6 % M Sun
Size: 71 % R Sun
Temperature: 4770 K | 0.83 T Sun. - what a difference 1000K can make
Age: 4.8 billions years | 1.04 Sun
Luminosity: 0.232 L Sun

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/discovery-alert-an-ice-cold-earth/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_137010_b
 
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