Temperature
6237 K
5873 to 6347
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Kepler-999
Unclassified star • 545.1 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 269032792
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
1.29 Msun
1.06 to 1.33
Radius
1.65 Rsun
1.11 to 1.87
Age
3.09 Gyr
3.04 to 3.55
Distance
545.1 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.65 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-999
1.65 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-999 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
5.99 days
Radius
2.34 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-999: A Hot Super-Earth Orbiting a Massive Star
Kepler-999 is a star 1780 light-years away with one known planet. The host star is 3.09 billion years old, with a mass of 1.29 solar masses, a radius of 1.65 solar radii, and a temperature of 6240 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
The sole listed planet, Kepler-999 b, is a Super-Earth discovered by the transit method 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-999 b's reported radius estimate is 2.34 Earth radii, larger than Earth's, and it completes an orbit every 5.99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 545.1 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6065 | — | 1.82 | — | — | — | 545.1 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6201 | — | 1.61 | — | — | — | 545.1 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6237 | 1.29 | 1.65 | 3.09 | — | — | 545.1 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6106.6 | 1.15 | 1.66 | — | 0.54 | — | 545.1 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6167 | 1.06 | 1.11 | — | — | — | 545.1 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5873 | — | 1.64 | — | 0.46 | — | 545.1 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6065 | 1.17 | 1.83 | — | — | — | 545.1 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 6167 | 1.06 | 1.11 | — | — | — | 545.1 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6065 | — | 1.83 | — | — | — | 545.1 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6157 | 1.17 | 1.70 | — | — | — | 545.1 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6347 | 1.33 | 1.87 | 3.04 | — | — | 545.1 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6201 | 1.23 | 1.56 | 3.55 | — | — | 545.1 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6167 | 1.06 | 1.11 | — | — | — | 545.1 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |