Temperature
5409 K
5141.2 to 5691
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Kepler-944
Unclassified star • 1349.4 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 270610053
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
0.80 to 0.95
Radius
0.83 Rsun
0.69 to 1.14
Age
4.47 Gyr
0.40 to 4.47
Distance
1349.4 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.83 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-944
0.83 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-944 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
43.32 days
Radius
2.63 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-944 and Its Solitary Neptune-Like Planet
Kepler-944 is a star located 4400 light-years away. It is 4.47 billion years old and has a mass of 0.86 solar masses - smaller than the Sun's mass. Its radius of 0.83 solar radii is likewise smaller than the Sun's, and its temperature of 5410 K is cooler than the Sun's.
One known planet orbits this host. Kepler-944 b is a Neptune-like planet, a size class that extends to four times Earth's radius, and its radius of 2.63 Earth radii is larger than Earth's. It was discovered by the transit method in 2016; a transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness, and repeated dips help establish orbital periods. Kepler-944 b completes one orbit every 43.3 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5668 | 0.85 | 0.79 | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5141.2 | — | 1.14 | — | -0.09 | — | 1349.4 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5656 | — | 1.07 | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5403 | — | 0.69 | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5403 | — | 0.70 | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5691 | 0.95 | 0.84 | 0.40 | — | — | 1349.4 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5458.5 | 0.95 | 1.02 | — | -0.08 | — | 1349.4 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5403 | 0.80 | 0.70 | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5409 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 4.47 | — | — | 1349.4 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5668 | 0.85 | 0.79 | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5654 | 0.86 | 0.77 | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5668 | 0.85 | 0.79 | — | — | — | 1349.4 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |