Kepler-208 and Its Four Planets

Kepler-208 is a star located 2530 light-years away. It is 4.37 billion years old, has 1.16 solar masses, and has 1.4 solar radii. Its temperature is 5950 K. The star's reported mass estimate is larger than the Sun's, and its reported radius estimate is larger than the Sun's. Its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.

Four planets are known to orbit this host. All four were discovered in 2014 by the transit method, in which a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint and causes a small dip in observed brightness. Kepler-208 b is a Super-Earth with an orbital period of 4.23 days and a radius of 1.63 Earth radii. Its reported radius estimate is larger than Earth's. Among the listed planets, Kepler-208 b has the shortest year by reported estimates and the largest radius by reported estimates.

Kepler-208 c is Earth-like. Its orbital period is 7.47 days, and its radius is 1.39 Earth radii. Its reported radius estimate is larger than Earth's. Among the listed planets, Kepler-208 c has the second-shortest year by reported estimates and the second-smallest radius by reported estimates.

Kepler-208 d is also Earth-like, with an orbital period of 11.1 days and a radius of 1.2 Earth radii. Among the listed planets, Kepler-208 d has the second-longest year by reported estimates and the smallest radius by reported estimates.

Kepler-208 e is Earth-like as well, with an orbital period of 16.3 days and a radius of 1.48 Earth radii. Its reported radius estimate is larger than Earth's. Among the listed planets, Kepler-208 e has the longest year by reported estimates and the second-largest radius by reported estimates.