Temperature
5863 K
5095.6 to 5863
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Kepler-1493
Unclassified star • 555.1 pc
Records
9
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
10
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 121656582
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
1.06 Msun
0.71 to 1.06
Radius
1.29 Rsun
0.80 to 1.38
Age
6.46 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
555.1 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.29 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-1493
1.29 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-1493 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
15.02 days
Radius
1.41 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-1493 b: An Earth-Like World Around a Single Star
Kepler-1493 is a single star located 1810 light-years away, and it hosts one known planet. The star is estimated to be 6.46 billion years old, with a mass of 1.06 solar masses and a radius of 1.29 solar radii. Its temperature is 5860 K. The star's reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
The one planet in this system is Kepler-1493 b, an Earth-like planet 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-1493 b completes one orbit in 15 days, and its radius is 1.41 Earth radii. That radius is larger than Earth's. An Earth-like classification stays within 1.5 times Earth's radius and describes size, not composition.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
9
Stellar refs
9
System refs
1
Distancestable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5743.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 555.1 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5619 | 0.71 | 0.80 | — | — | — | 555.1 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5619 | 0.71 | 0.80 | — | — | — | 555.1 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5440 | — | 1.06 | — | — | — | 555.1 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 555.1 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5831 | 1.01 | 1.38 | — | — | — | 555.1 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5619 | 0.71 | 0.80 | — | — | — | 555.1 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5095.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 555.1 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5863 | 1.06 | 1.29 | 6.46 | — | — | 555.1 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |