Exoplanet

Kepler-279 e

Orbiting Kepler-279

Overview

Kepler-279 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-279, discovered in 2025 using the Transit method.

Key Measurements

Mass

56.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

98.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1037.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

56.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

98.35 days

Distance from Earth

1037.4 pc (~3384 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.16 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.43 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.3913°, 42.1948°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2025

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-279 e

System Context

Kepler-279 e orbits Kepler-279 and was reported in 2025 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a mass of 56 Earth masses and an orbital period of 98.35 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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