Temperature
4017 K
3929 to 4229
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Kepler-61
K7 V • 335.1 pc
Records
16
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
17
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 271537530
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: Ballard et al. 2013 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.64 Msun
0.57 to 0.67
Radius
0.62 Rsun
0.51 to 0.70
Age
1 Gyr
1 to 14
Distance
335.1 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
K7 V
Multiple classifications reported
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.62 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-61
0.62 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-61 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2013
Period
59.88 days
Radius
2.15 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
273 K
Kepler-61 and Its Super-Earth
Kepler-61 is a K7 V star 1090 light-years away. A spectral type like K7 V places it among the cooler, redder stars than the Sun, and as a main-sequence dwarf. Its reported mass is 0.635 solar masses and its reported radius 0.62 solar radii, both smaller than the Sun's. Its reported temperature is 4020 K, cooler than the Sun's, and its age is given as a reported lower limit of 1 billion years.
One planet is known to orbit this star. Kepler-61 b was discovered in 2013 by the transit method, in which a planet passing in front of its star from our viewpoint causes a small dip in observed brightness; repeated dips help establish orbital periods. Kepler-61 b is classified as a Super-Earth, a size class reaching 2.5 times Earth's radius, and its reported radius is 2.15 Earth radii, larger than Earth's. It completes an orbit in 59.9 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
16
Stellar refs
16
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typedisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4050 | — | 0.59 | — | — | — | 335.1 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 335.1 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4217 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 3.63 | — | — | 335.1 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 4158 | 0.67 | 0.63 | — | -0.97 | — | 335.1 | Mann et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 4148 | 0.65 | 0.70 | — | -0.88 | — | 335.1 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 4050 | — | 0.51 | — | — | — | 335.1 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4196 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 14 | — | — | 335.1 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4014 | 0.60 | 0.60 | — | — | — | 335.1 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4229 | — | 0.64 | — | -0.92 | — | 335.1 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 3929 | 0.57 | 0.55 | — | — | M0 V | 335.1 | Muirhead et al. 2012 | TICv8 |
| 4014 | 0.60 | 0.60 | — | — | — | 335.1 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4016 | 0.59 | 0.60 | — | — | — | 335.1 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4050 | — | 0.51 | — | — | — | 335.1 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 4017 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 1 | — | K7 V | 335.1 | Ballard et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 4017 | — | 0.68 | — | — | — | 335.1 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 4014 | 0.60 | 0.60 | — | — | — | 335.1 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |