Temperature
5837 K
5497 to 6210
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Kepler-1538
Unclassified star • 1125.3 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
11
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 164522561
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
1.03 Msun
0.98 to 1.11
Radius
1.03 Rsun
0.90 to 1.24
Age
4.37 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
1125.3 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.03 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-1538
1.03 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-1538 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
175.1 days
Radius
2.82 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-1538 and Its Neptune-Like Planet
Kepler-1538 is a star located 3670 light-years away. It has 1.03 times the mass of the Sun and 1.03 times the Sun's radius, with a temperature of 5840 K and an age of 4.37 billion years. One planet orbits this host.
That planet is Kepler-1538 b, a Neptune-like world 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. Kepler-1538 b completes an orbit every 175 days, and its radius is 2.82 Earth radii, a size estimate larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
14
Stellar refs
10
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5795 | 1.04 | 0.90 | — | -0.08 | — | 1125.3 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5757 | — | 0.91 | — | -0.09 | — | 1125.3 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6210 | 1.11 | 1.10 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6210 | 1.11 | 1.10 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6210 | 1.11 | 1.10 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5945 | — | 1.01 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6210 | 1.11 | 1.10 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5497 | 0.98 | 1.24 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6210 | 1.11 | 1.10 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5500 | — | 0.95 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5497 | 0.98 | 1.24 | — | — | — | 1125.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5837 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 4.37 | — | — | 1125.3 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |