Temperature
6035 K
5934 to 6292
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Kepler-906
Unclassified star • 757.8 pc
Records
14
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
15
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 137154728
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
1.06 Msun
0.86 to 1.16
Radius
1.02 Rsun
0.97 to 1.06
Age
1.86 Gyr
0.41 to 9.77
Distance
757.8 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.02 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-906
1.02 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-906 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
41.70 days
Radius
2.11 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-906 and Its Super-Earth
Kepler-906 is a star 2470 light-years away with one known planet. The host star is 1.86 billion years old and has a mass of 1.06 solar masses and a radius of 1.02 solar radii. Its reported temperature is 6040 K, hotter than the Sun's, and its reported mass estimate is larger than the Sun's.
The sole planet, Kepler-906 b, was 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; repeated dips help establish orbital periods. Kepler-906 b completes an orbit every 41.7 days. It is classified as a Super-Earth, a size class that reaches 2.5 times Earth's radius, and its measured radius is 2.11 Earth radii.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5934 | 0.91 | 1.05 | — | — | — | 757.8 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 757.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6035 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.86 | — | — | 757.8 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 6063 | — | 1.04 | — | — | — | 757.8 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5997 | 1.00 | 0.97 | — | — | — | 757.8 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6063 | — | 1.03 | — | — | — | 757.8 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6292 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 0.41 | — | — | 757.8 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6121.7 | 1.16 | 0.99 | — | 0.10 | — | 757.8 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 6063 | — | 1.04 | — | — | — | 757.8 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5934 | 0.91 | 1.05 | — | — | — | 757.8 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5956 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 9.77 | — | — | 757.8 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5956 | — | 1.04 | — | — | — | 757.8 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6138 | — | 0.97 | — | 0.08 | — | 757.8 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5934 | 0.91 | 1.05 | — | — | — | 757.8 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |