Temperature
6014 K
5705.3 to 6101
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Kepler-996
Unclassified star • 1216.6 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 351072172
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
1.09 Msun
0.90 to 1.09
Radius
1.14 Rsun
0.79 to 1.32
Age
3.63 Gyr
0.30 to 3.63
Distance
1216.6 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.14 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-996
1.14 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-996 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
3.77 days
Radius
1.98 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-996 and Its Super-Earth
Kepler-996 is a star located 3970 light-years away. It hosts one known planet. The star is 3.63 billion years old, has a mass of 1.09 solar masses, a radius of 1.14 solar radii, and a temperature of 6010 K. Its reported mass estimate is larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
The planet Kepler-996 b 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-996 b completes an orbit every 3.77 days. It is classified as a Super-Earth, a size class that reaches 2.5 times Earth's radius. Its radius is 1.98 Earth radii, larger than Earth's.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6057 | 0.92 | 0.83 | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6057 | 0.92 | 0.83 | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5830.4 | 1.05 | 1.30 | — | 0.24 | — | 1216.6 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5814 | — | 0.80 | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5814 | 0.90 | 0.80 | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 6101 | 1.07 | 0.97 | 0.30 | — | — | 1216.6 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5714 | 1.00 | 1.21 | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6057 | 0.92 | 0.83 | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5705.3 | — | 1.32 | — | 0.22 | — | 1216.6 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5814 | — | 0.79 | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5712 | — | 1.30 | — | — | — | 1216.6 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6014 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 3.63 | — | — | 1216.6 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |