Temperature
6224 K
5862.8 to 6428
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Kepler-798
Unclassified star • 972.3 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 63214717
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
1.19 Msun
1.08 to 1.19
Radius
1.29 Rsun
0.95 to 1.29
Age
2.82 Gyr
0.55 to 2.82
Distance
972.3 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.29 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-798
1.29 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-798 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
13.72 days
Radius
2.39 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-798 and Its Super-Earth
Kepler-798 is a star located 3170 light-years away. It hosts one known planet. The star is estimated to be 2.82 billion years old, with a mass of 1.19 solar masses and a radius of 1.29 solar radii. Its temperature is 6220 K, and its mass, radius, and temperature are all larger or hotter than the Sun's.
The planet, Kepler-798 b, was discovered in 2016 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. Repeated dips help establish orbital periods. Kepler-798 b completes an orbit every 13.7 days. Its radius is 2.39 Earth radii, larger than Earth's. As a Super-Earth, its radius falls within the size class that reaches 2.5 times Earth's radius, though this describes its size rather than its composition.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
13
Stellar refs
13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5933.6 | 1.08 | 1.22 | — | 0.22 | — | 972.3 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6428 | 1.16 | 1.16 | — | — | — | 972.3 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6119 | — | 1.05 | — | — | — | 972.3 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 6119 | — | 1.05 | — | — | — | 972.3 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6428 | 1.16 | 1.16 | — | — | — | 972.3 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6428 | 1.16 | 1.16 | — | — | — | 972.3 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 972.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6119 | — | 0.95 | — | — | — | 972.3 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6395 | — | 1.14 | — | — | — | 972.3 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5862.8 | — | 1.23 | — | 0.20 | — | 972.3 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6224 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 2.82 | — | — | 972.3 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6382 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 0.55 | — | — | 972.3 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6387 | 1.15 | 1.10 | — | — | — | 972.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |