DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14546166
title: Parameter catlogs of "Photometric Stellar Parameters for 195,478 KIC Stars"

description: Data Abstract

Here are the parameter catalogs of KIC (Kepler Input Catalog) stars from the paper "Photometric Stellar Parameters for 195,478 KIC Stars." The paper includes two separate catalogs: one for A, F, G, and K type stars, and another for M type stars. Please note that the reliability of M-type star parameters is lower compared to that of AFGK stars, and caution is advised when using these values for further analysis. For this reason, we do not provide isochrone-fitting parameters for M-type stars. For detailed information on each catalog, please refer to the "Catalog Description" section. Each catalog is available in both FITS and CSV formats, with identical data content across these formats.

Article Abstract

The stellar atmospheric parameters and physical properties of stars in the Kepler Input Catalog (KIC) are of great significance for the study of exoplanets, stellar activity, and asteroseismology. However, despite extensive effort over the past decades, accurate spectroscopic estimates of these parameters are available for only about half of the stars in the full KIC catalog. In our work, by training relationships between photometric colors and spectroscopic stellar parameters from Gaia DR3, the Kepler Issac-Newton Survey, LAMOST DR10, and APOGEE DR17, we have obtained atmospheric-parameter estimates for over 195,000 stars, accounting for 97$\%$ of the total sample of KIC stars. We obtain 1$\sigma$ uncertainties of 0.1\,dex on metallicity [Fe/H], 100\,K on effective temperature $T_{\rm eff}$, and 0.2\,dex on surface gravity log $g$. In addition, based on these atmospheric parameters, we estimated the ages, masses, radii, and surface gravities of these stars using the commonly adopted isochrone-fitting approach. The resulting precision for turn-off stars is 20$\%$ in age; for dwarf stars, it is 0.07 $M_{\odot}$ in mass, 0.05 $R_{\odot}$ in radius, and 0.12 dex in surface gravity; and for giant stars, it is 0.14 $M_{\odot}$ in mass, 0.73 $R_{\odot}$ in radius, and 0.11 dex in surface gravity.

Status of Paper Publication

Paper ‘Photometric Stellar Parameters for 195,478 KIC Stars’ is published by ApJS.

Notes of the Data

Please note the following two points:





The A, F, G and K-type star parameter table contains the complete rows of KIC, with a total of 200,038 rows. The M-type star table includes the stars that have been filtered with $(BP-RP)_0$ > 1.8.






The total number of stars with parameter measurements is determined as follows:

1) For A-, F-, G-, and K-type stars, we include those with metallicity measurements derived from either photometric data synthesized from Gaia XP spectra or KIS photometry, resulting in a total of 190,226 stars.

2) For M-type stars, only 5,252 stars with metallicity measurements based on Gaia XP spectra are considered, as the UV radiation of M-type stars is weak, making KIS-based measurements unreliable. Although these KIS-derived values are listed in the table, they are not included in the final count.

Thus, the total number of stars with reliable parameter measurements presented in this article is 195,478.




Catalog Description




Column Name
Description


kepid
ID of the KIC star


degree$\_$ra
RA of KIC star


degree$\_$dec
DEC of KIC star


$G$
$G$-band photometry from Gaia DR3


$G$$\_$err
Uncertainty of $G$-band photometry from Gaia DR3


$BP$
$BP$-band photometry from Gaia DR3


$BP$$\_$err
Uncertainty of $BP$-band photometry from Gaia DR3


$RP$
$RP$-band photometry from Gaia DR3


$RP$$\_$err
Uncertainty of $RP$-band photometry from Gaia DR3


$BP-RP$
$BP-RP$ color from Gaia DR3


$v$
$v$-band photometry synthesized from Gaia DR3 XP spectra


$v$$\_$err
Uncertainty of $v$-band photometry synthesized from Gaia DR3 XP spectra


$b$
$b$-band photometry synthesized from Gaia DR3 XP spectra


$b$$\_$err
Uncertainty of $b$-band photometry synthesized from Gaia DR3 XP spectra


$y$
$y$-band photometry synthesized from Gaia DR3 XP spectra


$y$$\_$err
Uncertainty of $y$-band photometry synthesized from Gaia DR3 XP spectra


$U$
$U$-band photometry from KIS DR2


$U$$\_$err
Uncertainty of $U$-band photometry from KIS DR2


$E(BP-RP)$
$BP-RP$ excess from our 3-D extinction map


FeH$\_$KIS$\_$PHOT/MH$\_$KIS$\_$PHOT$^a$
[Fe/H]/[M/H] from KIS colors


FeH$\_$KIS$\_$PHOT$\_$err/MH$\_$KIS$\_$PHOT$\_$err$^a$
Uncertainty of [Fe/H]/[M/H] from KIS colors


FeH$\_$GaiaSyn$\_$PHOT/MH$\_$GaiaSyn$\_$PHOT$^a$
[Fe/H]/[M/H] from Gaia synthesized colors


FeH$\_$GaiaSyn$\_$PHOT$\_$err/MH$\_$GaiaSyn$\_$PHOT$\_$err$^a$
Uncertainty of [Fe/H]/[M/H] from Gaia synthesized colors


$T_{\mathrm{eff}}$$\_$PHOT
Photometric Effective temperature


$T_{\mathrm{eff}}$$\_$PHOT$\_$err
Uncertainty of photometric  effective temperature


log $g$$\_$PHOT
Photometric Surface gravity


log $g$$\_$PHOT$\_$err
Photometric Uncertainty of surface gravity


Age$\_$ISO$^b$
Age by isochrone-fitting method


Age$\_$ISO$\_$low$^b$
16th percentile of age posterior by isochrone-fitting method


Age$\_$ISO$\_$up$^b$
84th percentile of age posterior by isochrone-fitting method


$M$$\_$ISO$^b$
Mass by isochrone-fitting method


$M$$\_$ISO$\_$err$^b$
Uncertainty of mass fitted by isochrone-fitting method


log $g$$\_$ISO$^b$
Surface gravity by isochrone-fitting method


log $g$$\_$ISO$\_$err$^b$
Uncertainty of surface gravity by isochrone-fitting method


$T_{\mathrm{eff}}$$\_$ISO$^b$
Effective temperature by isochrone-fitting method


$T_{\mathrm{eff}}$$\_$ISO$\_$err$^b$
Uncertainty of effective temperature by isochrone-fitting method


log $L$$\_$ISO$^b$
Luminosity by isochrone-fitting method


log $L$$\_$ISO$\_$err$^b$
Uncertainty of luminosity by isochrone-fitting method


$R$$\_$ISO$^b$
Radius by isochrone-fitting method


$R$$\_$ISO$\_$err$^b$
Uncertainty of radius fitted by isochrone-fitting method


FeH$\_$LAMOST/MH$\_$LAMOST$^{a}$
[Fe/H]/[M/H] from LAMOST DR10


FeH$\_$LAMOST$\_$err/MH$\_$LAMOST$\_$err$^{a}$
Uncertainty of [Fe/H]/[M/H] from LAMOST DR10


$T_{\mathrm{eff}}$$\_$LAMOST
Effective temperature from LAMOST DR10


$T_{\mathrm{eff}}$$\_$LAMOST$\_$err
ncertainty of effective temperature from LAMOST DR10


log $g$$\_$LAMOST
Surface gravity from LAMOST DR10


log $g$$\_$LAMOST$\_$err
Uncertainty of surface gravity from LAMOST DR10


FeH$\_$APOGEE
[Fe/H] from APOGEE DR17


FeH$\_$APOGEE$\_$err
Uncertainty of [Fe/H] from APOGEE DR17


$T_{\mathrm{eff}}$$\_$APOGEE
Effective temperature from APOGEE DR17


$T_{\mathrm{eff}}$$\_$APOGEE$\_$err
Uncertainty of effective temperature from APOGEE DR17


log $g$$\_$APOGEE
Surface gravity from APOGEE DR17


log $g$$\_$APOGEE$\_$err
Uncertainty of surface gravity from APOGEE DR17


MH$\_$APOGEE
[M/H] from APOGEE DR17


MH$\_$APOGEE$\_$err
Uncertainty of [M/H] from APOGEE DR17


pmra
Proper motion in R.A. direction from Gaia DR3


pmra$\_$err
Uncertainty of proper motion in R.A. direction from Gaia DR3


pmdec
Proper motion in decl. direction from Gaia DR3


pmdec$\_$err
Uncertainty of proper motion in decl. direction from Gaia DR3


rgeo
Geometric distance from Bailor-Jones et.al. 2021


rgeo$\_$low
16th percentile of the geometric distance posterior from Bailor-Jones et.al. 2021


rgeo$\_$up
84th percentile of the geometric distance posterior from Bailor-Jones et.al. 2021


rpgeo
Photogeometric distance from Bailor-Jones et.al. 2021


rpgeo$\_$low
16th percentile of the photogeometric distance posterior from Bailor-Jones et.al. 2021


rpgeo$\_$up
84th percentile of the photogeometric distance posterior from Bailor-Jones et.al. 2021


StarType
Type of KIC star, including TO (turn-off), Giant, MS (main sequence), Binary, HS (hot star), Mgaint (M-type giant) and Mdwarf (M-type dwarf)




a: [Fe/H] for A, F, G and K type stars and [M/H] for M type stars.b: Only for A, F, G and K type stars.