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Kepler-156

Unclassified star • 443.5 pc

Records

22

literature rows

Planets

2

system count

References

16

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 122374620

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

Temperature

5106 K

4980 to 5106

20 values • 9 distinct

Mass

0.84 Msun

0.74 to 0.86

13 values • 5 distinct

Radius

0.80 Rsun

0.74 to 0.82

20 values • 10 distinct

Age

5.37 Gyr

3.39 to 13.70

4 values • 3 distinct

Distance

443.5 pc

single adopted value

22 values • 1 distinct

Planets

2

Stable across source rows

2

Scale Comparison

Radius against the Sun

Current adopted radius: 0.80 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)

Sun

1.0 R☉ baseline

Kepler-156

0.80 R☉

System Layout

Known planets

2 planets linked to this host

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Discovery

2014

Period

4.97 days

Radius

2.30 R⊕

Mass

—

Eq. Temp

—

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Discovery

2014

Period

15.91 days

Radius

2.55 R⊕

Mass

—

Eq. Temp

—

Kepler-156 and Its Two Planets

Kepler-156 is a star located 1450 light-years away, and two planets have been found orbiting it. The host star is 5.37 billion years old and has a mass of 0.84 solar masses, a radius of 0.8 solar radii, and a temperature of 5110 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are smaller than the Sun's, and its temperature is cooler.

Both planets were discovered by the transit method in 2014, which detects the small dip in brightness when a planet passes in front of its star. Kepler-156 b is a Super-Earth with an orbital period of 4.97 days and a radius of 2.3 Earth radii, which is larger than Earth's. Kepler-156 c is Neptune-like, with an orbital period of 15.9 days and a radius of 2.55 Earth radii, also larger than Earth's.

Among the listed planets, Kepler-156 b has the shortest year, at 4.97 days, and the smallest radius, at 2.3 Earth radii. Kepler-156 c has the longest year, at 15.9 days, and the largest radius, at 2.55 Earth radii.

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

22

Stellar refs

15

System refs

1

Distancestable

22 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

22 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

20 values • 9 distinct

Massdisputed

13 values • 5 distinct

Radiusdisputed

20 values • 10 distinct

Agedisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

17 values • 6 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

12 values • 6 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
50750.800.77———443.5Q1-Q16 KOI TableTICv8
50750.800.77———443.5Q1-Q12 KOI TableTICv8
5078—0.81———443.5Berger et al. 2018TICv8
50750.800.77———443.5Q1-Q16 KOI TableTICv8
4980—0.76———443.5Q1-Q6 KOI TableTICv8
4980—0.82———443.5Latham et al. 2005TICv8
50970.830.80———443.5Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI TableTICv8
4980—0.76———443.5Q1-Q6 KOI TableTICv8
50750.800.77———443.5Q1-Q12 KOI TableTICv8
——————443.5Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI TableTICv8
50310.740.7413.70——443.5Q1-Q8 KOI TableTICv8
50750.800.77———443.5Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI TableTICv8
——————443.5Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI TableTICv8
5094—0.81———443.5Rowe et al. 2014TICv8
4981.5—0.81—-0.44—443.5Gaia DR2TICv8
50970.830.80———443.5Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI TableTICv8
50750.800.77———443.5Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI TableTICv8
50780.860.803.39——443.5Fulton & Petigura 2018TICv8
5039.80.840.79—-0.44—443.5TICv8TICv8
51060.840.805.37——443.5Morton et al. 2016TICv8
4980—0.76———443.5Batalha et al. 2013TICv8
50310.740.7413.70——443.5Q1-Q8 KOI TableTICv8