Kepler-79 d
Orbiting Kepler-79
Kepler-79 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-79, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
7.15
Earth radii
Mass
5.30
Earth masses
Orbital Period
52.1
days
Distance
1020.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
7.15
Mass (Earth masses)
5.30
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Chachan et al. 2020
Orbital Period
52.090+0.001−0.001days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
5.30+0.90−0.90
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0167+0.0028−0.0028
Eccentricity
0.0510+0.0160−0.0160
Argument of Periastron
71.0+33.0−25.0deg
Distance from Earth
1020.7 pc (~3329 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6389 K
Mass (Solar)
1.24 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.32 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
300.5171°, 44.3816°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: Kepler-79 d
Kepler-79 d orbits Kepler-79 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 7.15 Earth radii, a mass of 5.3 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 52.09 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,020.7 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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