Temperature
5665 K
5435 to 5973
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Kepler-946
Unclassified star • 1137.3 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 185057567
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
0.94 Msun
0.89 to 1.06
Radius
0.93 Rsun
0.75 to 1.20
Age
4.17 Gyr
0.40 to 4.17
Distance
1137.3 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.93 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-946
0.93 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-946 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
11.79 days
Radius
1.93 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-946 b: A Super-Earth in a Distant System
Kepler-946 is a star located 3710 light-years away. It has 0.94 solar masses, 0.93 solar radii, and a temperature of 5670 K. Its age is 4.17 billion years. One planet is known to orbit this host.
That planet is Kepler-946 b, a Super-Earth discovered in 2016 by the transit method. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness. Kepler-946 b has an orbital period of 11.8 days and a radius of 1.93 Earth radii, with a reported radius estimate larger than Earth's.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5945 | 0.95 | 0.86 | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5694 | — | 0.80 | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5945 | 0.95 | 0.86 | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5694 | — | 0.75 | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5435 | — | 1.20 | — | 0.06 | — | 1137.3 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5619 | — | 1.18 | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5694 | 0.89 | 0.80 | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5849 | 1.06 | 1.14 | — | 0.13 | — | 1137.3 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5945 | 0.95 | 0.86 | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5619 | 0.96 | 1.20 | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5665 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 4.17 | — | — | 1137.3 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5973 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.40 | — | — | 1137.3 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1137.3 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |