Exoplanet

K2-79 b

Orbiting K2-79

Overview

K2-79 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-79, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.15

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

5.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

256.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1033

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

4.15

Mass (Earth masses)

5.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1033 K

Orbital Period

11.00 days

Distance from Earth

256.0 pc (~835 ly)

Spectral Type

G1

Temperature

5897 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.27 R☉

Luminosity

0.25 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

55.2559°, 13.5192°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: K2-79 b

System Context

K2-79 b orbits K2-79 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.15 Earth radii, a mass of 5.9 Earth masses, an orbital period of 11 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,033 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 256 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G1, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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