Temperature
5576 K
5450.4 to 5721
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Stellar HostProfile
Kepler-63
Unclassified star • 194.0 pc
Records
17
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
18
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 299158887
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: Sanchis-Ojeda et al. 2013 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.98 Msun
0.94 to 1.07
Radius
0.90 Rsun
0.88 to 1.06
Age
0.21 Gyr
0.21 to 2.19
Luminosity
-0.16 log(Lsun)
-0.16 to -0.14
Distance
194.0 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.90 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-63
0.90 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-63 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2013
Period
9.43 days
Radius
6.11 R⊕
Mass
120 M⊕
Eq. Temp
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Kepler-63 and Its One Known Planet
Kepler-63 is a star 633 light-years from Earth with a spectral type of G5, a Sun-like classification. Its reported measurements include an age of 0.21 billion years, a mass of 0.984 solar masses, a radius of 0.901 solar radii, and a temperature of 5580 K. Its reported radius estimate is smaller than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's. One planet is known to orbit this host.
That planet is Kepler-63 b, discovered in 2013 by the transit method, in which a planet passing in front of its star from our viewpoint causes a small dip in observed brightness. It is classified as Jupiter-like, a size class for planets larger than four times Earth's radius. Kepler-63 b has a reported upper limit of 120 Earth masses, a radius of 6.11 Earth radii, and an orbital period of 9.43 days. Its reported radius estimate is larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
17
Stellar refs
17
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5673 | — | 0.89 | — | — | — | 194.0 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5450.4 | — | 0.94 | — | -0.15 | — | 194.0 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5650 | 0.99 | 0.88 | — | — | — | 194.0 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5721 | — | 0.99 | — | — | — | 194.0 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5533 | — | 1.06 | — | — | — | 194.0 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5450.4 | — | 0.94 | — | — | — | 194.0 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 5650 | 0.99 | 0.88 | — | — | — | 194.0 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5578 | 0.94 | 0.89 | — | — | — | 194.0 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5721 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 1.40 | — | — | 194.0 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5650 | 0.99 | 0.88 | — | — | — | 194.0 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5497 | 0.96 | 0.94 | — | -0.14 | — | 194.0 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5673 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.72 | — | — | 194.0 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5576 | — | 0.90 | 0.21 | — | G5 | 194.0 | Bourrier et al. 2023 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 194.0 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5576 | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.21 | -0.16 | — | 194.0 | Sanchis-Ojeda et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5649 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 2.19 | — | — | 194.0 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5721 | — | 0.99 | — | — | — | 194.0 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |