The star
The star
Kepler-360
- Type
- white star
- Surface
- ≈ 6,053 K
- Size
- 1.06 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.99 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 0.737 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.634–1.48 AU
The planets
Kepler-360
Kepler-360 b
- Year
- 3.29 days
- Distance from star
- 0.044 AU
- Mass
- 3.4 Earths
- Size
- 1.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1116 K (+843 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-360
Kepler-360 c
- Year
- 7.19 days
- Distance from star
- 0.075 AU
- Mass
- 5.1 Earths
- Size
- 2.1 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 860 K (+587 °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.