Temperature
5647 K
5437.5 to 5826
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Kepler-6
Unclassified star • 587.0 pc
Records
18
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
19
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 27916356
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: Dunham et al. 2010 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.21 Msun
0.99 to 1.21
Radius
1.39 Rsun
1.08 to 1.39
Age
3.80 Gyr
1.30 to 7.76
Luminosity
0.30 log(Lsun)
0.17 to 0.30
Distance
587.0 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.39 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-6
1.39 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-6 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2009
Period
3.23 days
Radius
14.62 R⊕
Mass
212.3 M⊕
Eq. Temp
1460 K
Kepler-6 and Its Giant Planet
Kepler-6 is a star 1910 light-years away with one known planet. The star is 3.8 billion years old and has a mass of 1.21 solar masses and a radius of 1.39 solar radii, both larger than the Sun's. Its temperature of 5650 K is cooler than the Sun's.
The planet Kepler-6 b was discovered by transit in 2009, when it passed in front of its star and caused a small dip in observed brightness. Repeated dips helped establish its orbital period. Kepler-6 b is Jupiter-like, meaning its radius exceeds four times Earth's. Its radius is 14.6 Earth radii and its mass is 212 Earth masses, both larger than Earth's. It completes an orbit every 3.23 days. Its mean density is 0.375 g/cm³, 0.068 times Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
18
Stellar refs
18
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5660 | 1.09 | 1.26 | 6.46 | — | — | 587.0 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5640 | 1.05 | 1.29 | — | — | — | 587.0 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 587.0 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5437.5 | — | 1.37 | — | 0.17 | — | 587.0 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5826 | — | 1.08 | — | — | — | 587.0 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5640 | 1.05 | 1.29 | — | — | — | 587.0 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5660 | — | 1.27 | — | — | — | 587.0 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5826 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.30 | — | — | 587.0 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5647 | 1.21 | 1.39 | 3.80 | 0.30 | — | 587.0 | Dunham et al. 2010 | TICv8 |
| 5647 | 1.21 | 1.39 | — | — | — | 587.0 | Esteves et al. 2015 | TICv8 |
| 5826 | — | 1.08 | — | — | — | 587.0 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5640 | 1.05 | 1.29 | — | — | — | 587.0 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5690 | 1.05 | 1.29 | 7.76 | — | — | 587.0 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5613 | 0.99 | 1.31 | — | 0.19 | — | 587.0 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5613 | — | 1.31 | — | — | — | 587.0 | ExoFOP | TICv8 |
| 5647 | 1.11 | 1.26 | 5.70 | — | — | 587.0 | Bonomo et al. 2017 | TICv8 |
| 5640 | 1.05 | 1.29 | — | — | — | 587.0 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5647 | 1.11 | 1.26 | 5.70 | — | — | 587.0 | Southworth 2011 | TICv8 |