Temperature
6457 K
5772 to 6457
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Kepler-493
Unclassified star • 1745.8 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 139104940
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
1.36 Msun
1.10 to 1.36
Radius
1.54 Rsun
0.88 to 1.56
Age
2 Gyr
0.30 to 2
Distance
1745.8 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.54 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-493
1.54 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-493 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
3.00 days
Radius
15.13 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-493 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
Kepler-493 is a single-star system 5690 light-years away. The host star is 2 billion years old, with a mass of 1.36 solar masses and a radius of 1.54 solar radii. Its temperature is 6460 K, and its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, while its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's. One planet is known to orbit this star.
That planet is Kepler-493 b, a Jupiter-like world 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. Kepler-493 b orbits its star every 3 days, and its radius of 15.1 Earth radii is larger than Earth's. That radius exceeds four times Earth's radius, placing the planet in the Jupiter-like size class.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
14
Stellar refs
14
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5772 | — | 1.56 | — | 0.39 | — | 1745.8 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6094 | — | 0.88 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6052 | — | 1.51 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 6326 | — | 1.38 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6094 | — | 1.14 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6299 | 1.25 | 1.17 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6299 | 1.25 | 1.17 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6052 | 1.13 | 1.51 | — | 0.44 | — | 1745.8 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6094 | — | 1.14 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 6299 | 1.25 | 1.17 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6311 | 1.25 | 1.17 | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6457 | 1.36 | 1.54 | 2 | — | — | 1745.8 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1745.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6215 | 1.10 | 1.01 | 0.30 | — | — | 1745.8 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |