Temperature
5293 K
5002 to 5293
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Kepler-496
Unclassified star • 605.3 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 137341066
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
0.86 Msun
0.76 to 0.87
Radius
0.82 Rsun
0.54 to 0.85
Age
4.57 Gyr
0.80 to 4.57
Distance
605.3 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.82 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-496
0.82 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-496 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
8.31 days
Radius
2.32 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-496 and Its Super-Earth
Kepler-496 is a star 1970 light-years away with one known planet orbiting it. The host star is 4.57 billion years old, has a mass of 0.86 solar masses and a radius of 0.82 solar radii, and a temperature of 5290 K. Its mass and radius are smaller than the Sun's, and its temperature is cooler.
The planet, Kepler-496 b, is a Super-Earth discovered by transit in 2016. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness. Kepler-496 b has an orbital period of 8.31 days and a radius of 2.32 Earth radii, larger than Earth's.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5293 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 4.57 | — | — | 605.3 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5043 | — | 0.54 | — | — | — | 605.3 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5188 | 0.76 | 0.69 | — | — | — | 605.3 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 605.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5043 | — | 0.62 | — | — | — | 605.3 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5188 | 0.76 | 0.69 | — | — | — | 605.3 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5240 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 0.80 | — | — | 605.3 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5188 | 0.76 | 0.69 | — | — | — | 605.3 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5043 | — | 0.62 | — | — | — | 605.3 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5002 | — | 0.79 | — | — | — | 605.3 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5050 | — | 0.80 | — | -0.43 | — | 605.3 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5022 | 0.80 | 0.85 | — | — | — | 605.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5166.1 | 0.87 | 0.77 | — | -0.42 | — | 605.3 | TICv8 | TICv8 |