Stellar HostProfile

Kepler-162

Unclassified star • 855.6 pc

Records

literature rows

Planets

system count

References

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 273036401

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Stellar source: Morton et al. 2016 • System source: TICv8

Temperature

6089 K

5397 to 6089

20 values • 8 distinct

Mass

1.12 Msun

0.88 to 1.12

13 values • 5 distinct

Radius

1.20 Rsun

0.91 to 1.26

20 values • 10 distinct

Age

3.02 Gyr

3.02 to 5.60

4 values • 3 distinct

Distance

855.6 pc

single adopted value

22 values • 1 distinct

Planets

Stable across source rows

Sun

1.0 R☉ baseline

Kepler-162

1.20 R☉

Discovery

2014

Period

6.92 days

Radius

1.26 R⊕

Mass

—

Eq. Temp

—

Discovery

2014

Period

19.45 days

Radius

3.03 R⊕

Mass

—

Eq. Temp

—

Kepler-162 and Its Two Planets

Kepler-162 is a star 2790 light-years away with two planets orbiting it. The star is 3.02 billion years old, has a mass of 1.12 solar masses, a radius of 1.2 solar radii, and a temperature of 6090 K. Its mass estimate is larger than the Sun's, and its temperature is hotter than the Sun's.

Both planets were discovered by transit in 2014, the method in which a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint and causes a small dip in observed brightness.

Kepler-162 b is an Earth-like planet with a radius of 1.26 Earth radii and an orbital period of 6.92 days. Among the listed planets, it has the shortest year and the smallest radius. Kepler-162 c is a Neptune-like planet with a radius of 3.03 Earth radii and an orbital period of 19.4 days. Its radius estimate is larger than Earth's, and among the listed planets it has the longest year and the largest radius.

Evidence Summary

Rows

Stellar refs

System refs

Distancestable

22 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

22 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

20 values • 8 distinct

Massdisputed

13 values • 5 distinct

Radiusdisputed

20 values • 10 distinct

Agedisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

17 values • 7 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

11 values • 4 distinct

ST TEFF	ST MASS	ST RAD	ST AGE	ST LUM	ST SPECTYPE	SY DIST	Stellar Ref	System Ref
5815	0.88	0.95	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table	TICv8
5743	1.03	1.21	—	0.16	—	855.6	TICv8	TICv8
5601	—	0.91	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q6 KOI Table	TICv8
5815	0.88	0.95	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q12 KOI Table	TICv8
5815	0.88	0.95	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table	TICv8
5815	0.88	0.95	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q16 KOI Table	TICv8
5397	—	1.26	—	0.08	—	855.6	Gaia DR2	TICv8
5816	—	0.96	—	—	—	855.6	Rowe et al. 2014	TICv8
5601	—	1.04	—	—	—	855.6	Latham et al. 2005	TICv8
5815	0.88	0.95	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table	TICv8
5838	0.95	0.98	5.60	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q8 KOI Table	TICv8
5601	—	0.91	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q6 KOI Table	TICv8
6089	1.12	1.20	3.02	—	—	855.6	Morton et al. 2016	TICv8
5870	—	1.15	—	—	—	855.6	Berger et al. 2018	TICv8
5815	0.88	0.95	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table	TICv8
5838	0.95	0.98	5.60	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q8 KOI Table	TICv8
5815	0.88	0.95	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q16 KOI Table	TICv8
—	—	—	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table	TICv8
5870	1.05	1.13	4.57	—	—	855.6	Fulton & Petigura 2018	TICv8
5601	—	0.91	—	—	—	855.6	Batalha et al. 2013	TICv8
5815	0.88	0.95	—	—	—	855.6	Q1-Q12 KOI Table	TICv8

Kepler-162

Adopted host values from one source row

Radius against the Sun

Known planets

Kepler-162 b

Kepler-162 c

Kepler-162 and Its Two Planets

Underlying measurements and references