Kepler-279 c
Orbiting Kepler-279
Kepler-279 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-279, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
4.30
Earth radii
Mass
49.40
Earth masses
Orbital Period
35.7
days
Distance
1037.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
4.30
Mass (Earth masses)
49.40
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Xie 2014
Orbital Period
35.736days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
49.40+7.20−5.90
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.1550+0.0230−0.0190
Distance from Earth
1037.4 pc (~3384 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
1.10 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.07 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
287.3913°, 42.1948°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: Kepler-279 c
Kepler-279 c orbits Kepler-279 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 4.3 Earth radii, a mass of 49.4 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 35.74 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,037.4 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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