Temperature
6406 K
6336 to 6663.5
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Kepler-521
Unclassified star • 830.6 pc
Records
16
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 268302011
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
1.34 Msun
1.23 to 1.41
Radius
1.46 Rsun
1.40 to 1.82
Age
1.78 Gyr
1.78 to 2.30
Distance
830.6 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.46 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-521
1.46 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-521 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
22.21 days
Radius
3.18 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-521 and Its Neptune-like Planet
Kepler-521 is a star 2710 light-years away with one known planet. The host star is 1.78 billion years old and has a mass of 1.34 solar masses, a radius of 1.46 solar radii, and a temperature of 6410 K. Its mass and radius are larger than the Sun's, and its temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
Kepler-521 b is a Neptune-like planet discovered by transit in 2016. It orbits every 22.2 days at a radius of 3.18 Earth radii, larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6663.5 | 1.41 | 1.62 | — | 0.67 | — | 830.6 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6652 | 1.23 | 1.70 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6563 | 1.35 | 1.63 | 1.95 | — | — | 830.6 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6652 | 1.23 | 1.70 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6563 | — | 1.67 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6652 | 1.23 | 1.70 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6336 | 1.32 | 1.40 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6464 | — | 1.81 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6464 | — | 1.72 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6464 | — | 1.81 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 6417.2 | — | 1.55 | — | 0.57 | — | 830.6 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6658 | 1.39 | 1.82 | 2.30 | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6406 | 1.34 | 1.46 | 1.78 | — | — | 830.6 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6336 | 1.32 | 1.40 | — | — | — | 830.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |