Temperature
7005 K
6327 to 7230.0
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Kepler-959
Unclassified star • 807.7 pc
Records
13
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
14
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 137411481
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
1.60 Msun
1.39 to 2.65
Radius
2.01 Rsun
1.25 to 7.66
Age
1.35 Gyr
0.51 to 1.35
Distance
807.7 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 2.01 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-959
2.01 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-959 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
14.80 days
Radius
4.38 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-959 and Its Jupiter-Like Planet
Kepler-959 is a star 2630 light-years away with one known planet. The star is estimated to be 1.35 billion years old, with a mass of 1.6 solar masses and a radius of 2.01 solar radii. Its temperature is 7010 K. The star's reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
The planet Kepler-959 b was discovered in 2016 by the transit method, in which a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint and causes a small dip in observed brightness; repeated dips help establish orbital periods. Kepler-959 b is classified as Jupiter-like, a size class for planets exceeding 4 times Earth's radius. It has an orbital period of 14.8 days and a radius of 4.38 Earth radii, which is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6327 | 2.65 | 7.66 | — | — | — | 807.7 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 7063 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 0.51 | — | — | 807.7 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 7092 | 1.41 | 1.45 | — | — | — | 807.7 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 7092 | 1.41 | 1.45 | — | — | — | 807.7 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6830 | — | 1.40 | — | — | — | 807.7 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6375 | — | 1.73 | — | — | — | 807.7 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 6848.9 | 1.48 | 1.66 | — | 0.74 | — | 807.7 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 7230.0 | — | 1.45 | — | 0.72 | — | 807.7 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 7092 | 1.41 | 1.45 | — | — | — | 807.7 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 807.7 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6830 | — | 1.25 | — | — | — | 807.7 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 6830 | 1.40 | 1.40 | — | — | — | 807.7 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 7005 | 1.60 | 2.01 | 1.35 | — | — | 807.7 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |