Exoplanet

Kepler-679 b

Orbiting Kepler-679

Overview

Kepler-679 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-679, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.01

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.92

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

922.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.01

Mass (Earth masses)

9.92

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

12.394+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

922.2 pc (~3008 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5403 K

Mass (Solar)

0.87 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.84 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.0213°, 50.5678°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-679 b

System Context

Kepler-679 b orbits Kepler-679 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.01 Earth radii, a mass of 9.92 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 12.39 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 922.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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