The star
The star
Kepler-1488
- Type
- yellow star
- Surface
- ≈ 5,710 K
- Size
- 1.52 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.00 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 3.87 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 1.48–3.5 AU
The planets
Kepler-1488
Kepler-1488 c
- Year
- 6.16 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0696 AU
- Mass
- 3.4 Earths
- Size
- 1.7 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1212 K (+939 °C)
- Found
- 2021, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-1488
Kepler-1488 b
- Year
- 39.82 days
- Distance from star
- 0.242 AU
- Mass
- 4.1 Earths
- Size
- 1.9 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 650 K (+377 °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.