Temperature
5634 K
5634 to 5923
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Kepler-461
Unclassified star • 692.2 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 63206513
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
0.95 to 1.10
Radius
0.91 Rsun
0.91 to 1.31
Age
2.51 Gyr
1.50 to 10.47
Distance
692.2 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.91 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-461
0.91 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-461 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
8.31 days
Radius
2.58 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-461 and Its Neptune-like Planet
Kepler-461 is a star located 2260 light-years away, and it hosts one known planet. The star is 2.51 billion years old, has a mass of 0.98 solar masses, and a radius of 0.91 solar radii, which is smaller than the Sun's. Its temperature is 5630 K, cooler than the Sun's.
The planet, Kepler-461 b, was discovered in 2016 by the transit method. Its orbital period is 8.31 days, and its radius is 2.58 Earth radii, which is larger than Earth's. With a radius reaching 4 times Earth's, it is classified as Neptune-like.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
13
Stellar refs
13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5779 | — | 1.31 | — | — | — | 692.2 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5923 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.50 | — | — | 692.2 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5799 | — | 1.30 | — | 0.24 | — | 692.2 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5900 | 1.06 | 0.95 | — | — | — | 692.2 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5831.3 | 1.05 | 1.30 | — | 0.25 | — | 692.2 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5779 | 0.95 | 1.29 | 10.47 | — | — | 692.2 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5900 | 1.06 | 0.95 | — | — | — | 692.2 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5923 | — | 1.04 | — | — | — | 692.2 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5634 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 2.51 | — | — | 692.2 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 692.2 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5923 | — | 1.04 | — | — | — | 692.2 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5900 | 1.06 | 0.95 | — | — | — | 692.2 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5900 | 1.06 | 0.95 | — | — | — | 692.2 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |