Temperature
5608 K
5218 to 5812
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Kepler-1556
Unclassified star • 944.5 pc
Records
10
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
11
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 121603852
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
0.97 Msun
0.94 to 0.98
Radius
0.95 Rsun
0.82 to 1.07
Age
4.90 Gyr
single adopted value
Distance
944.5 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.95 R☉ • circles scaled linearly by radius
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-1556
0.95 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-1556 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
8.83 days
Radius
1.96 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-1556 b: A Super-Earth in a Distant System
Kepler-1556 is a star 3080 light-years away with one known planet. The host star is 4.9 billion years old and has a mass of 0.97 solar masses, a radius of 0.95 solar radii, and a temperature of 5610 K. Its reported temperature is cooler than the Sun's.
The planet Kepler-1556 b is classified as a Super-Earth, a size class that reaches 2.5 times Earth's radius. It was discovered by transit in 2016, the method in which a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint and causes a small dip in observed brightness. Its orbital period is 8.83 days, and its radius is 1.96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5812 | 0.94 | 1.01 | — | — | — | 944.5 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5566.8 | 0.98 | 0.82 | — | -0.23 | — | 944.5 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5550 | — | 0.86 | — | — | — | 944.5 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5218 | — | 0.92 | — | -0.25 | — | 944.5 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5608 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 4.90 | — | — | 944.5 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5812 | 0.94 | 1.01 | — | — | — | 944.5 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 944.5 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5812 | 0.94 | 1.01 | — | — | — | 944.5 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5550 | 0.97 | 0.88 | — | — | — | 944.5 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5572 | — | 1.07 | — | — | — | 944.5 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |