Temperature
4628 K
4449 to 4628
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Stellar HostProfile
Kepler-1996
Unclassified star • 440.6 pc
Records
17
literature rows
Planets
2
system count
References
12
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 164892125
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: Fulton & Petigura 2018 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.76 Msun
0.64 to 0.76
Radius
0.71 Rsun
0.61 to 0.77
Age
3.72 Gyr
3.72 to 14
Distance
440.6 pc
single adopted value
Planets
2
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.71 R☉ • circles scaled linearly by radius
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-1996
0.71 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
2 planets linked to this host
Kepler-1996 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2023
Period
32.38 days
Radius
2.26 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
392 K
Kepler-1996 c
Transit
◌
Discovery
2023
Period
92.73 days
Radius
2.81 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
276 K
Kepler-1996 and Its Two Planets
Kepler-1996 is a star 1440 light-years away with two known planets. The host star is 3.72 billion years old and has a mass of 0.762 solar masses, a radius of 0.707 solar radii, and a temperature of 4630 K, making it smaller, less massive, and cooler than the Sun.
Both planets were discovered in 2023 by the transit method, in which a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint and causes a small dip in observed brightness. Kepler-1996 b is a Super-Earth with a radius of 2.26 Earth radii and an orbital period of 32.4 days. Kepler-1996 c is Neptune-like, with a radius of 2.81 Earth radii and an orbital period of 92.7 days. Both radii are larger than Earth's, and the two orbital periods are the shortest and longest among the listed planets. Size classes compare radius with Earth's: a Super-Earth reaches 2.5 times Earth's radius, while a Neptune-like planet reaches 4 times.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
17
Stellar refs
11
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositystable
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4528 | 0.65 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4449 | 0.65 | 0.61 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 4580 | 0.75 | 0.68 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4572 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 14 | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4628 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 3.72 | — | — | 440.6 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 4528 | 0.65 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4449 | — | 0.61 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4519 | 0.71 | 0.77 | — | -0.66 | — | 440.6 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4528 | 0.65 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4449 | — | 0.66 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 4580 | 0.75 | 0.68 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4528 | 0.65 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4572 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 14 | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4528 | 0.65 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4528 | 0.65 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 440.6 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |