Temperature
6158 K
5824.0 to 6355
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Kepler-1621
Unclassified star • 1631.7 pc
Records
10
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
11
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 273238089
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
1.15 Msun
1.15 to 1.26
Radius
1.24 Rsun
0.99 to 1.44
Age
2.69 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
1631.7 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.24 R☉ • circles scaled linearly by radius
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-1621
1.24 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-1621 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
92.26 days
Radius
2.16 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-1621 and Its Super-Earth
Kepler-1621 is a star 5320 light-years away with one known planet. The host is 2.69 billion years old and has a mass of 1.15 solar masses, a radius of 1.24 solar radii, and a temperature of 6160 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
The planet Kepler-1621 b is a Super-Earth discovered by transit in 2016, with repeated brightness dips establishing its orbital period of 92.3 days. Its radius is 2.16 Earth radii, larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
10
Stellar refs
10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6343 | 1.21 | 1.14 | — | — | — | 1631.7 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6087 | — | 1.42 | — | — | — | 1631.7 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5824.0 | — | 1.44 | — | 0.33 | — | 1631.7 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6158 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 2.69 | — | — | 1631.7 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1631.7 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6343 | 1.21 | 1.14 | — | — | — | 1631.7 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6084 | 1.17 | 1.28 | — | — | — | 1631.7 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6343 | 1.21 | 1.14 | — | — | — | 1631.7 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6355 | 1.26 | 1.43 | — | 0.48 | — | 1631.7 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6074 | — | 0.99 | — | — | — | 1631.7 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |