The star
The star
Kepler-249
- Type
- M2 V
- Surface
- ≈ 3,568 K
- Size
- 0.48 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.51 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 0.032 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.146–0.378 AU
The planets
Kepler-249
Kepler-249 b
- Year
- 3.31 days
- Distance from star
- 0.035 AU
- Mass
- 1.3 Earths
- Size
- 1.1 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 554 K (+281 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-249
Kepler-249 c
- Year
- 7.11 days
- Distance from star
- 0.058 AU
- Mass
- 2.9 Earths
- Size
- 1.5 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 429 K (+156 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-249
Kepler-249 d
- Year
- 15.37 days
- Distance from star
- 0.097 AU
- Mass
- 3.1 Earths
- Size
- 1.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 332 K (+59 °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.