Temperature
5779 K
5743 to 5843
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Kepler-97
Unclassified star • 400.9 pc
Records
16
literature rows
Planets
2
system count
References
17
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 399951991
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: Marcy et al. 2014 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.94 Msun
0.90 to 1.05
Radius
0.98 Rsun
0.95 to 1.29
Age
8.42 Gyr
4.57 to 8.42
Distance
400.9 pc
single adopted value
Planets
2
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.98 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-97
0.98 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
2 planets linked to this host
Kepler-97 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
2.59 days
Radius
1.48 R⊕
Mass
3.51 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-97 c
Radial Velocity
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
789 days
Radius
—
Mass
344 M⊕
Eq. Temp
—
Planets Around Kepler-97
Kepler-97 is a star 1310 light-years away with two planets. The host star is 8.42 billion years old, has 0.94 solar masses, 0.98 solar radii, and a temperature of 5780 K.
Kepler-97 b is an Earth-like planet discovered by transit in 2014. It has 3.51 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.59 days, and a radius of 1.48 Earth radii. Its reported radius and mass estimates are larger than Earth's, and its mean density is 5.97 g/cm³, 1.08 times Earth's.
Kepler-97 c was discovered by radial velocity in 2014. Its mass is a reported lower limit of 344 Earth masses, and its orbital period is a reported lower limit of 789 days.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
16
Stellar refs
16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5780 | 0.90 | 0.97 | — | — | — | 400.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5802 | 0.91 | 0.97 | — | — | — | 400.9 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5780 | — | 0.98 | — | — | — | 400.9 | Q1-Q6 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5802 | 0.91 | 0.97 | — | — | — | 400.9 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 400.9 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5743 | — | 1.29 | — | — | — | 400.9 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5843 | 1.05 | 0.95 | — | -0.03 | — | 400.9 | TICv8 | TICv8 |
| 5773 | — | 0.99 | — | — | — | 400.9 | Berger et al. 2018 | TICv8 |
| 5779 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 8.42 | — | — | 400.9 | Marcy et al. 2014 | TICv8 |
| 5780 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 6.80 | — | — | 400.9 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5802 | 0.91 | 0.97 | — | — | — | 400.9 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| — | 0.90 | — | — | — | — | 400.9 | Weiss et al. 2024 | TICv8 |
| 5780 | — | 0.98 | — | — | — | 400.9 | Batalha et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 5756.3 | — | 0.96 | — | -0.04 | — | 400.9 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 5792 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 4.57 | — | — | 400.9 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| 5773 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 7.76 | — | — | 400.9 | Fulton & Petigura 2018 | TICv8 |