Exoplanet

Kepler-1879 b

Orbiting Kepler-1879

Overview

Kepler-1879 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1879, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.07

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.23

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

627.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.07

Mass (Earth masses)

5.23

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

10.613days

Distance from Earth

627.2 pc (~2046 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5865 K

Mass (Solar)

1.02 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.39 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.3644°, 41.5333°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1879 b

System Context

Kepler-1879 b orbits Kepler-1879 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.07 Earth radii, a mass of 5.23 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.61 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 627.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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

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