The star
The star
Kepler-235
- Type
- M0 V
- Surface
- ≈ 4,255 K
- Size
- 0.55 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.58 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 0.079 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.227–0.566 AU
The planets
Kepler-235
Kepler-235 b
- Year
- 3.34 days
- Distance from star
- 0.037 AU
- Mass
- 5.6 Earths
- Size
- 2.2 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 731 K (+458 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-235
Kepler-235 c
- Year
- 7.82 days
- Distance from star
- 0.065 AU
- Mass
- 2.2 Earths
- Size
- 1.3 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 555 K (+282 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-235
Kepler-235 d
- Year
- 20.06 days
- Distance from star
- 0.122 AU
- Mass
- 4.9 Earths
- Size
- 2 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 401 K (+128 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-235
Kepler-235 e
- Year
- 46.18 days
- Distance from star
- 0.213 AU
- Mass
- 5.6 Earths
- Size
- 2.2 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 306 K (+33 °C)
- Found
- 2014, 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.