Temperature
7067 K
6981.7 to 7392
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KIC 7917485
A • 1382.9 pc
Records
5
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
6
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 268924604
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: Murphy et al. 2016 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.63 Msun
1.63 to 1.65
Luminosity
1.00 log(Lsun)
0.94 to 1.07
Distance
1382.9 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
A
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
KIC 7917485 b
Pulsation Timing Variations
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
840 days
Radius
—
Mass
3750.4 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
KIC 7917485 b: A Giant Planet Orbiting a Hot, Massive Star
KIC 7917485 is a star located 4510 light-years away. It is an A-type star with a reported mass estimate of 1.63 solar masses and a temperature of 7070 K, making it larger and hotter than the Sun. One planet is known to orbit this host.
That planet, KIC 7917485 b, was discovered in 2016 by Pulsation Timing Variations. It has a minimum mass of 3750 Earth masses and an orbital period of 840 days. Its minimum mass is larger than Earth's and roughly 11.8 times Jupiter's mass.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
5
Stellar refs
5
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6981.7 | — | 2.01 | — | 0.94 | — | 1382.9 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 7287.5 | 1.65 | 2.16 | — | 1.07 | — | 1382.9 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 7067 | 1.63 | — | — | 1.00 | A | 1382.9 | Murphy et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 7169 | — | 1.72 | — | — | — | 1382.9 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 7392 | — | 2.16 | — | — | — | 1382.9 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |