Temperature
6125 K
5781.7 to 6236
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Kepler-502
Unclassified star • 1591.0 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 159578156
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
1.15 Msun
1.09 to 1.15
Radius
1.22 Rsun
0.86 to 1.45
Age
3.09 Gyr
0.20 to 3.09
Distance
1591.0 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.22 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-502
1.22 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-502 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
4.29 days
Radius
4.77 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-502 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
Kepler-502 is a star located 5190 light-years away. It is 3.09 billion years old and has a mass of 1.15 solar masses, a radius of 1.22 solar radii, and a temperature of 6130 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's. One planet is known to orbit this host.
That planet is Kepler-502 b, a Jupiter-like world discovered by the transit method 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-502 b orbits every 4.29 days and has a radius of 4.77 Earth radii, which is larger than Earth's. A Jupiter-like classification means the planet exceeds 4 times Earth's radius.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
13
Stellar refs
13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5996 | — | 0.97 | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5996 | — | 0.86 | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6225 | 1.09 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6225 | 1.09 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5996 | — | 0.97 | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6236 | — | 1.35 | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5781.7 | — | 1.45 | — | 0.33 | — | 1591.0 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6228 | 1.11 | 1.05 | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5981 | 1.10 | 1.39 | — | 0.35 | — | 1591.0 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6125 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 3.09 | — | — | 1591.0 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6225 | 1.09 | 1.03 | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6215 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 0.20 | — | — | 1591.0 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1591.0 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |