Temperature
4952 K
4735 to 5071.7
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Kepler-237
Unclassified star • 657.8 pc
Records
22
literature rows
Planets
2
system count
References
16
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 258348597
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
0.81 Msun
0.70 to 0.83
Radius
0.76 Rsun
0.68 to 0.83
Age
4.27 Gyr
3.02 to 13.80
Distance
657.8 pc
single adopted value
Planets
2
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.76 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-237
0.76 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
2 planets linked to this host
Kepler-237 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
4.72 days
Radius
1.41 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-237 c
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
8.10 days
Radius
2.08 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-237 and Its Two Planets
Kepler-237 is a star located 2150 light-years away. It has 4.27 billion years of age, 0.81 solar masses, 0.76 solar radii, and a temperature of 4950 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are smaller than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's. Two planets are known to orbit this host.
Kepler-237 b and Kepler-237 c were both discovered by transit in 2014, when each planet passed in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness. Kepler-237 b is classified as Earth-like, with a radius of 1.41 Earth radii and an orbital period of 4.72 days. Kepler-237 c is classified as a Super-Earth, with a radius of 2.08 Earth radii and an orbital period of 8.1 days.
Among the listed planets, Kepler-237 b has the shortest year and the smallest radius by reported estimates, while Kepler-237 c has the longest year and the largest radius. Size classes compare radius with Earth's: an Earth-like planet stays within 1.5 times Earth's radius, while a Super-Earth reaches 2.5 times.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
22
Stellar refs
15
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed