The star
The star
Kepler-255
- Type
- yellow star
- Surface
- ≈ 5,431 K
- Size
- 0.86 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.90 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 0.656 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.62–1.48 AU
The planets
Kepler-255
Kepler-255 d
- Year
- 1.05 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0192 AU
- Mass
- 2.3 Earths
- Size
- 1.3 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1710 K (+1437 °C)
- Found
- 2016, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-255
Kepler-255 b
- Year
- 5.71 days
- Distance from star
- 0.063 AU
- Mass
- 3 Earths
- Size
- 1.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 971 K (+698 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-255
Kepler-255 c
- Year
- 9.95 days
- Distance from star
- 0.092 AU
- Mass
- 9.2 Earths
- Size
- 3 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 807 K (+534 °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.