Exoplanet

Kepler-379 b

Orbiting Kepler-379

Overview

Kepler-379 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-379, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.61

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

20.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

731.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.66

Mass (Earth masses)

3.61

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

20.098+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1520au

Distance from Earth

731.3 pc (~2385 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6054 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.31 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.7011°, 38.9458°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-379 b

System Context

Kepler-379 b orbits Kepler-379 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.66 Earth radii, a mass of 3.61 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 20.1 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 731.3 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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