Exoplanet

Kepler-179 b

Orbiting Kepler-179

Overview

Kepler-179 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-179, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.64

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

605.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.64

Mass (Earth masses)

3.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.736+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0360au

Distance from Earth

605.7 pc (~1975 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5302 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.76 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.6636°, 47.7619°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-179 b

System Context

Kepler-179 b orbits Kepler-179 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.64 Earth radii, a mass of 3.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.74 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 605.7 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-179

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Kepler-179 c