Temperature
5705 K
5385.8 to 5776
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Kepler-163
Unclassified star • 689.8 pc
Records
21
literature rows
Planets
2
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 271355638
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: Morton et al. 2016 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.98 Msun
0.88 to 1.00
Radius
0.96 Rsun
0.77 to 1.07
Age
4.27 Gyr
0.40 to 4.27
Distance
689.8 pc
single adopted value
Planets
2
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.96 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-163
0.96 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
2 planets linked to this host
Kepler-163 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
7.81 days
Radius
1.05 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-163 c
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
21.35 days
Radius
2.26 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-163 and Its Two Known Planets
Kepler-163 is a star located 2250 light-years away with two planets known to orbit it. The host star has a mass of 0.98 solar masses, a radius of 0.96 solar radii, a temperature of 5710 K, and an age of 4.27 billion years.
Both planets were discovered by transit in 2014. Kepler-163 b is classified as Earth-like. It completes an orbit in 7.81 days and has a radius of 1.05 Earth radii, the smallest of the listed planets. Kepler-163 c is a Super-Earth with a radius of 2.26 Earth radii, larger than Earth's, and the largest of the listed planets. It takes 21.3 days to complete one orbit, the longest period among the listed planets.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
21
Stellar refs
14
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5772 | 1.00 | 0.90 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5772 | 1.00 | 0.90 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5548 | — | 0.77 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5776 | — | 0.92 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Rowe et al. 2014 | TICv8 |
| 5390 | — | 0.91 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5548 | — | 0.85 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5772 | 1.00 | 0.90 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5736 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.40 | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5705 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 4.27 | — | — | 689.8 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5772 | 1.00 | 0.90 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5736 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.40 | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5772 | 1.00 | 0.90 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5410.9 | 0.94 | 0.97 | — | -0.14 | — | 689.8 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5385.8 | — | 0.94 | — | -0.17 | — | 689.8 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5395 | 0.88 | 1.07 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5395 | 0.88 | 1.07 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5548 | — | 0.85 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5772 | 1.00 | 0.90 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5548 | 0.96 | 0.85 | — | — | — | 689.8 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |