Temperature
5247 K
5110.5 to 5386
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Kepler-479
Unclassified star • 344.9 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 122682249
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
0.76 to 0.89
Radius
0.81 Rsun
0.76 to 1.28
Age
4.27 Gyr
4.27 to 14
Distance
344.9 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.81 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-479
0.81 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-479 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
12.49 days
Radius
2.12 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-479 b: A Super-Earth Orbiting a Cool Star
Kepler-479 is a star 1120 light-years away with one known planet. The host star is 4.27 billion years old and has a mass of 0.86 solar masses, a radius of 0.81 solar radii, and a temperature of 5250 K. Its mass and radius are both smaller than the Sun's, and its temperature is cooler.
The only known planet is Kepler-479 b, a Super-Earth 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-479 b has an orbital period of 12.5 days and a radius of 2.12 Earth radii, larger than Earth's radius. Its size class compares radius, not composition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5193 | 0.77 | 0.76 | — | — | — | 344.9 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5159 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 8.71 | — | — | 344.9 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5216 | — | 0.96 | — | — | — | 344.9 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5207 | 0.89 | 0.77 | — | -0.41 | — | 344.9 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5216 | — | 1.28 | — | — | — | 344.9 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5193 | 0.77 | 0.76 | — | — | — | 344.9 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5386 | 0.81 | 0.91 | 14 | — | — | 344.9 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5193 | 0.77 | 0.76 | — | — | — | 344.9 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 344.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5247 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 4.27 | — | — | 344.9 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5216 | — | 0.96 | — | — | — | 344.9 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5110.5 | — | 0.78 | — | -0.43 | — | 344.9 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5159 | — | 0.77 | — | — | — | 344.9 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5207 | 0.84 | 0.80 | — | — | — | 344.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |