Exoplanet

Kepler-279 d

Orbiting Kepler-279

Overview

Kepler-279 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-279, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.10

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

37.50

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

54.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1037.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.10

Mass (Earth masses)

37.50

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Xie 2014

Orbital Period

54.414days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

37.50+5.504.50

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.1180+0.01700.0140

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

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-279 d

System Context

Kepler-279 d orbits Kepler-279 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.1 Earth radii, a mass of 37.5 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 54.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,037.4 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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