Temperature
6040 K
5807 to 6126
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Kepler-956
Unclassified star • 544.9 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 424867045
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
1.10 Msun
1.02 to 1.10
Radius
1.15 Rsun
0.96 to 1.15
Age
3.47 Gyr
0.50 to 3.47
Distance
544.9 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.15 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-956
1.15 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-956 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
5.25 days
Radius
3 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-956 and Its Neptune-Like Planet
Kepler-956 is a single-star system 1780 light-years away, and its only known planet is Kepler-956 b. The host star is 3.47 billion years old, with a mass of 1.1 solar masses, a radius of 1.15 solar radii, and a temperature of 6040 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
Kepler-956 b was 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. The planet is Neptune-like, a size class that reaches 4 times Earth's radius, and its radius of 3 Earth radii is larger than Earth's. It orbits every 5.25 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
14
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6126 | 1.09 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 544.9 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6103 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 0.50 | — | — | 544.9 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5807 | 1.02 | 1.01 | — | — | — | 544.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5868 | 1.05 | 0.96 | — | — | — | 544.9 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5868 | — | 0.97 | — | — | — | 544.9 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6040 | 1.10 | 1.15 | 3.47 | — | — | 544.9 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5868 | — | 0.96 | — | — | — | 544.9 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5918 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.91 | — | — | 544.9 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5918 | — | 0.99 | — | — | — | 544.9 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6126 | 1.09 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 544.9 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5817.5 | — | 1.03 | — | 0.04 | — | 544.9 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 544.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6126 | 1.09 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 544.9 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5921.4 | 1.08 | 1.01 | — | 0.05 | — | 544.9 | TICv8 | TICv8 |