The star
The star
Kepler-160
- Type
- yellow star
- Surface
- ≈ 5,471 K
- Size
- 1.12 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.00 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 1.01 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.768–1.83 AU
The planets
Kepler-160
Kepler-160 b
- Year
- 4.31 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0551 AU
- Mass
- 3.6 Earths
- Size
- 1.7 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1134 K (+861 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-160
Kepler-160 c
- Year
- 13.70 days
- Distance from star
- 0.119 AU
- Mass
- 14 Earths
- Size
- 3.8 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 771 K (+498 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-160
Kepler-160 d
- Year
- 30.00 days
- Distance from star
- 0.17 AU
- Mass
- 1e+02 Earths
- Temperature
- ≈ 677 K (+403 °C)
- Found
- 2020, transit timing variations (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.
Early and late
A known planet arrives early or late for its transits, betraying the pull of another, unseen planet.
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.