Temperature
6150 K
5996 to 6295
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Kepler-997
Unclassified star • 467.6 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 299159378
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
1.22 Msun
1.01 to 1.22
Radius
1.56 Rsun
1.12 to 1.63
Age
3.63 Gyr
2.80 to 4.57
Distance
467.6 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.56 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-997
1.56 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-997 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
2.71 days
Radius
1.36 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-997: A Distant Star With One Known Planet
Kepler-997 is a star located 1530 light-years away. It is 3.63 billion years old and has a mass of 1.22 solar masses, a radius of 1.56 solar radii, and a temperature of 6150 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
One planet is known to orbit Kepler-997. Kepler-997 b is classified as Earth-like and was discovered by transit in 2016. Its radius is 1.36 Earth radii, larger than Earth's, and it completes an orbit every 2.71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6287 | 1.01 | 1.13 | — | — | — | 467.6 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 467.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6063 | — | 1.12 | — | — | — | 467.6 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6059 | 1.18 | 1.56 | 4.57 | — | — | 467.6 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6295 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 2.80 | — | — | 467.6 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6063 | 1.03 | 1.12 | — | — | — | 467.6 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 6063 | — | 1.19 | — | — | — | 467.6 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6059 | — | 1.57 | — | — | — | 467.6 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6045 | 1.13 | 1.63 | — | — | — | 467.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6169 | 1.18 | 1.55 | — | 0.50 | — | 467.6 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6287 | 1.01 | 1.13 | — | — | — | 467.6 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5996 | — | 1.61 | — | 0.48 | — | 467.6 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6150 | 1.22 | 1.56 | 3.63 | — | — | 467.6 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6287 | 1.01 | 1.13 | — | — | — | 467.6 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |