The star
The star
Kepler-385
- Type
- white star
- Surface
- ≈ 6,326 K
- Size
- 1.13 × the Sun
- Mass
- 0.99 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 1.39 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.857–1.99 AU
The planets
Kepler-385
Kepler-385 b
- Year
- 10.04 days
- Distance from star
- 0.097 AU
- Mass
- 13 Earths
- Size
- 2.7 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 951 K (+678 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-385
Kepler-385 c
- Year
- 15.16 days
- Distance from star
- 0.127 AU
- Mass
- 13 Earths
- Size
- 3 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 829 K (+556 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-385
Kepler-385 d
- Year
- 56.42 days
- Distance from star
- 0.287 AU
- Mass
- 7.4 Earths
- Size
- 2.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 535 K (+262 °C)
- Found
- 2020, 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.