The star
The star
Kepler-265
- Type
- yellow star
- Surface
- ≈ 5,835 K
- Size
- 1.10 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.97 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 1.01 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.753–1.77 AU
The planets
Kepler-265
Kepler-265 b
- Year
- 6.85 days
- Distance from star
- 0.069 AU
- Mass
- 4.1 Earths
- Size
- 1.9 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1022 K (+749 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-265
Kepler-265 c
- Year
- 17.03 days
- Distance from star
- 0.127 AU
- Mass
- 7.4 Earths
- Size
- 2.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 755 K (+482 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-265
Kepler-265 d
- Year
- 43.13 days
- Distance from star
- 0.236 AU
- Mass
- 6.8 Earths
- Size
- 2.5 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 554 K (+281 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-265
Kepler-265 e
- Year
- 67.83 days
- Distance from star
- 0.319 AU
- Mass
- 7.2 Earths
- Size
- 2.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 476 K (+203 °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.