Temperature
5316 K
5112 to 5406
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Kepler-1559
Unclassified star • 614.8 pc
Records
11
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
12
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 63213956
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
0.86 Msun
0.83 to 0.93
Radius
0.82 Rsun
0.75 to 0.91
Age
4.27 Gyr
4.27 to 7.94
Distance
614.8 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.82 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-1559
0.82 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-1559 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
0.97 days
Radius
0.72 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-1559 and Its Sub-Earth Planet
Kepler-1559 is a star 2010 light-years away with one known planet. The star is 4.27 billion years old and has a mass of 0.86 solar masses, a radius of 0.82 solar radii, and a temperature of 5320 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are smaller than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's.
The planet Kepler-1559 b is a Sub-Earth, a size class for planets smaller than Earth. It was discovered by transit in 2016, and its radius is 0.72 Earth radii. Its reported radius estimate is smaller than Earth's. The planet completes an orbit in 0.972 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
11
Stellar refs
11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5224 | — | 0.89 | — | — | — | 614.8 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5224 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 7.94 | — | — | 614.8 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5316 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 4.27 | — | — | 614.8 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5112 | — | 0.91 | — | -0.30 | — | 614.8 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 614.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5406 | 0.93 | 0.82 | — | — | — | 614.8 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5406 | 0.93 | 0.82 | — | — | — | 614.8 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5211 | — | 0.75 | — | — | — | 614.8 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5406 | 0.93 | 0.82 | — | — | — | 614.8 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5196 | 0.83 | 0.89 | — | — | — | 614.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5216.8 | 0.89 | 0.89 | — | -0.28 | — | 614.8 | TICv8 | TICv8 |