The star
The star
Kepler-1641
- Type
- white star
- Surface
- ≈ 6,152 K
- Size
- 1.19 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.12 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 1.35 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.853–1.99 AU
The planets
Kepler-1641
Kepler-1641 b
- Year
- 19.67 days
- Distance from star
- 0.147 AU
- Mass
- 9.8 Earths
- Size
- 3.1 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 908 K (+635 °C)
- Found
- 2016, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-1641
Kepler-1641 c
- Year
- 32.66 days
- Distance from star
- 0.206 AU
- Mass
- 9 Earths
- Size
- 3 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 767 K (+494 °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.