The star
The star
Kepler-272
- Type
- orange dwarf
- Surface
- ≈ 5,297 K
- Size
- 0.93 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.91 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 1.17 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.833–1.99 AU
The planets
Kepler-272
Kepler-272 b
- Year
- 2.97 days
- Distance from star
- 0.038 AU
- Mass
- 78 Earths
- Size
- 1.4 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1200 K (+927 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-272
Kepler-272 c
- Year
- 6.06 days
- Distance from star
- 0.061 AU
- Mass
- 98 Earths
- Size
- 1.8 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 947 K (+674 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-272
Kepler-272 d
- Year
- 10.94 days
- Distance from star
- 0.091 AU
- Mass
- 5.7 Earths
- Size
- 2.2 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 777 K (+504 °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.