Temperature
4005 K
3826 to 4121
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Kepler-988
Unclassified star • 304.9 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 159446957
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
0.55 Msun
0.54 to 0.62
Radius
0.53 Rsun
0.52 to 0.74
Age
3.16 Gyr
3.16 to 13.80
Distance
304.9 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.53 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-988
0.53 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-988 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
17.76 days
Radius
2.07 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-988 and Its Super-Earth
Kepler-988 is a star 994 light-years away with one known planet. The host star is 3.16 billion years old and has 0.55 solar masses, 0.53 solar radii, and a temperature of 4010 K, making its reported mass and radius smaller than the Sun's and its temperature cooler.
Kepler-988 b is a Super-Earth discovered by transit in 2016. Its radius of 2.07 Earth radii is larger than Earth's, and its orbital period is 17.8 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
14
Stellar refs
14
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3961 | 0.62 | 0.64 | — | -1.05 | — | 304.9 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 3950 | 0.56 | 0.56 | — | — | — | 304.9 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | 3.48 | — | — | 304.9 | Gaidos et al. 2024 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 304.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4015 | 0.57 | 0.54 | — | — | — | 304.9 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 3828 | — | 0.63 | — | — | — | 304.9 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 3950 | 0.56 | 0.56 | — | — | — | 304.9 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 3950 | 0.56 | 0.56 | — | — | — | 304.9 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 3950 | — | 0.67 | — | -1.00 | — | 304.9 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 4005 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 3.16 | — | — | 304.9 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 4015 | — | 0.74 | — | — | — | 304.9 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 4015 | — | 0.54 | — | — | — | 304.9 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 3826 | 0.54 | 0.52 | — | — | — | 304.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 4121 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 13.80 | — | — | 304.9 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |