Temperature
6142 K
5906.3 to 6278
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Kepler-216
Unclassified star • 1187.5 pc
Records
22
literature rows
Planets
2
system count
References
16
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 270698499
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
1.11 Msun
1.01 to 1.14
Radius
1.20 Rsun
0.94 to 1.63
Age
3.55 Gyr
0.28 to 5.13
Distance
1187.5 pc
single adopted value
Planets
2
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.20 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-216
1.20 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
2 planets linked to this host
Kepler-216 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
7.69 days
Radius
2.35 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-216 c
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
17.41 days
Radius
3.04 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-216: A Distant Star With Two Known Worlds
Kepler-216 is a star 3870 light-years away with two known planets. The star is 3.55 billion years old and has a mass of 1.11 solar masses, a radius of 1.2 solar radii, and a temperature of 6140 K, making it more massive, larger, and hotter than the Sun.
Both planets were discovered in 2014 by the transit method, in which a planet passing in front of its star from our viewpoint causes a small dip in observed brightness. Kepler-216 b is a Super-Earth with a radius of 2.35 Earth radii and an orbital period of 7.69 days, the shortest year among the listed planets. Kepler-216 c is Neptune-like, with a radius of 3.04 Earth radii - the largest among the listed planets - and an orbital period of 17.4 days, the longest year among them. Both planets are larger than Earth.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
22
Stellar refs
15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6277 | 1.08 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6086 | 1.01 | 1.22 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6277 | 1.08 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6093.4 | 1.14 | 1.63 | — | 0.52 | — | 1187.5 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6119 | 1.13 | 1.54 | 5.13 | — | — | 1187.5 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6277 | 1.08 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6086 | 1.01 | 1.22 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6277 | 1.08 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6278 | 1.13 | 1.05 | 0.28 | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6277 | 1.08 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6142 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 3.55 | — | — | 1187.5 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6036 | — | 0.97 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 6091 | — | 1.26 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Rowe et al. 2014 | TICv8 |
| 6119 | — | 1.59 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6036 | — | 0.97 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6278 | 1.13 | 1.05 | 0.28 | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6036 | — | 0.97 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6277 | 1.08 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5906.3 | — | 1.63 | — | 0.46 | — | 1187.5 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6036 | — | 0.94 | — | — | — | 1187.5 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |