The star
The star
Kepler-1065
- Type
- yellow star
- Surface
- ≈ 5,635 K
- Size
- 0.93 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.94 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 0.766 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.662–1.57 AU
The planets
Kepler-1065
Kepler-1065 c
- Year
- 2.37 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0344 AU
- Mass
- 3.2 Earths
- Size
- 1.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1256 K (+983 °C)
- Found
- 2016, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-1065
Kepler-1065 b
- Year
- 3.61 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0455 AU
- Mass
- 13 Earths
- Size
- 3.7 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1092 K (+819 °C)
- Found
- 2016, transit (Kepler)
Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.
How we know
The shadow
The planet passes in front of its star and dims it by a fraction of a percent, every orbit. The dip gives the planet's size and year.
Sources
- Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
- Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.