Temperature
5842 K
5767 to 6164
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Kepler-518
Unclassified star • 337.9 pc
Records
21
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 121112251
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
0.96 Msun
0.94 to 1.19
Radius
0.88 Rsun
0.88 to 1.85
Age
1.35 Gyr
1.35 to 4.90
Distance
337.9 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.88 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-518
0.88 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-518 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
8.51 days
Radius
2.11 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-518 and Its Super-Earth
Kepler-518 is a star located 1100 light-years away. It is 1.35 billion years old, has a mass of 0.96 solar masses, a radius of 0.88 solar radii, and a temperature of 5840 K. Its reported mass and radius estimates are smaller than the Sun's, while its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's. One planet orbits this host.
That planet is Kepler-518 b, a Super-Earth 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-518 b completes an orbit every 8.51 days and has a radius of 2.11 Earth radii, which is larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6150 | 1.19 | 1.85 | 4.90 | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6164 | 1.17 | 1.82 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5885 | — | 1.85 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5802 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 3.72 | — | — | 337.9 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5885 | — | 1.77 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5767 | 0.98 | 0.88 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5802 | — | 0.93 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6164 | 1.17 | 1.82 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5953 | 1.09 | 0.90 | — | -0.04 | — | 337.9 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6164 | 1.17 | 1.82 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5842 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 1.35 | — | — | 337.9 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5885 | 1.16 | 1.77 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 6164 | 1.17 | 1.82 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5885 | — | 1.77 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6150 | 1.19 | 1.85 | 4.90 | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5803 | — | 0.92 | — | -0.07 | — | 337.9 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5767 | 0.98 | 0.88 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6164 | 1.17 | 1.82 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6164 | 1.17 | 1.82 | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 337.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |