Temperature
5535 K
5088.6 to 5576
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Kepler-856
Unclassified star • 1351.2 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 159054620
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
0.96 Msun
0.93 to 1.01
Radius
0.93 Rsun
0.81 to 1.26
Age
4.27 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
1351.2 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.93 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-856
0.93 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-856 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
8.03 days
Radius
9.30 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-856 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
Kepler-856 is a star 4410 light-years away with a single known planet in its system. The star is 4.27 billion years old, has a mass of 0.96 solar masses, a radius of 0.93 solar radii, and a temperature of 5540 K. Its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's.
The planet Kepler-856 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-856 b completes an orbit every 8.03 days.
Kepler-856 b is a Jupiter-like planet, a size class that exceeds 4 times Earth's radius. Its radius is 9.3 Earth radii, and its reported radius estimate is larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
14
Stellar refs
14
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5569 | 1.01 | 0.89 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5364 | 0.98 | 0.81 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5364 | — | 0.85 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5368 | — | 1.13 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 5364 | 0.95 | 0.85 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5368 | 0.93 | 1.13 | — | -0.02 | — | 1351.2 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5569 | 1.01 | 0.89 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5576 | — | 1.05 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5088.6 | — | 1.26 | — | -0.02 | — | 1351.2 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5569 | 1.01 | 0.89 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5569 | 1.01 | 0.89 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5535 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 4.27 | — | — | 1351.2 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5364 | — | 0.81 | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1351.2 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |