Temperature
5962 K
5587.2 to 5969
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Stellar HostProfile
Kepler-66
G0 V • 1203.0 pc
Records
15
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
16
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 270790035
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: Meibom et al. 2013 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.04 Msun
0.97 to 1.04
Radius
0.97 Rsun
0.64 to 1.08
Age
1 Gyr
0.40 to 3.55
Distance
1203.0 pc
single adopted value
Spectral Type
G0 V
Consistent across records
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.97 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-66
0.97 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-66 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2013
Period
17.82 days
Radius
2.80 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-66 and Its Neptune-Like Planet
Kepler-66 is a star 3920 light-years away with a spectral type of G0 V. It has an age of 1 billion years, a mass of 1.04 solar masses, a radius of 0.966 solar radii, and a temperature of 5960 K, which is hotter than the Sun's. One planet orbits this host.
Kepler-66 b is a Neptune-like planet discovered by transit in 2013, with an orbital period of 17.8 days and a radius of 2.8 Earth radii, larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
15
Stellar refs
15
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typestable
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5786 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 3.55 | — | — | 1203.0 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5964 | 0.97 | 0.93 | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5722 | — | 0.87 | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5964 | 0.97 | 0.93 | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5962 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 1 | — | G0 V | 1203.0 | Meibom et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5587.2 | — | 1.08 | — | 9.59e-3 | — | 1203.0 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5969 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0.40 | — | — | 1203.0 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5786 | — | 1.04 | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5942 | 1 | 0.96 | 2.24 | — | — | 1203.0 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5722 | — | 0.64 | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5722 | 0.98 | 0.87 | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5964 | 0.97 | 0.93 | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5777.2 | 1.04 | 1.06 | — | 0.05 | — | 1203.0 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5964 | 0.97 | 0.93 | — | — | — | 1203.0 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |