Kepler-279 e
Orbiting Kepler-279
Kepler-279 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-279, discovered in 2025 using the Transit method.
Mass
56.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
98.4
days
Distance
1037.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
56.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Ofir et al. 2025
Orbital Period
98.353+0.002−0.002days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
56.00+6.00−4.90
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.1762+0.0189−0.0154
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
Source ID: Kepler-279 e
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.
Host star
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