Temperature
4963 K
4813 to 5008
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Kepler-957
Unclassified star • 824.7 pc
Records
11
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
12
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 267748934
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
0.81 Msun
0.67 to 0.81
Radius
0.75 Rsun
0.69 to 0.85
Age
2.75 Gyr
2.75 to 13.50
Distance
824.7 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.75 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-957
0.75 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-957 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
5.91 days
Radius
5.50 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-957 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
Kepler-957 is a star 2690 light-years away with an age of 2.75 billion years. Its mass is 0.81 solar masses and its radius is 0.75 solar radii, both smaller than the Sun's, while its temperature of 4960 K is cooler than the Sun's. One planet orbits this host.
That planet, Kepler-957 b, is classified as Jupiter-like, meaning its radius exceeds 4 times Earth's radius. It was 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; repeated dips help establish orbital periods. Kepler-957 b has a radius of 5.5 Earth radii, larger than Earth's, and an orbital period of 5.91 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
11
Stellar refs
11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4963 | 0.67 | 0.69 | — | — | — | 824.7 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4961 | — | 0.85 | — | — | — | 824.7 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 824.7 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4870.8 | — | 0.79 | — | -0.50 | — | 824.7 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5008 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 13.50 | — | — | 824.7 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4963 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 2.75 | — | — | 824.7 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 4813 | — | 0.78 | — | — | — | 824.7 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 4834.5 | 0.78 | 0.83 | — | -0.47 | — | 824.7 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 4963 | 0.67 | 0.69 | — | — | — | 824.7 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4963 | 0.67 | 0.69 | — | — | — | 824.7 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4963 | 0.67 | 0.69 | — | — | — | 824.7 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |