Exoplanet

Kepler-79 e

Orbiting Kepler-79

Overview

Kepler-79 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-79, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.53

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

3.80

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

81.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1020.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.53

Mass (Earth masses)

3.80

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Chachan et al. 2020

Orbital Period

81.067+0.0010.001days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

3.80+0.700.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0120+0.00220.0019

Eccentricity

0.0250+0.01300.0110

Argument of Periastron

59.0+66.057.0deg

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

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-79 e

System Context

Kepler-79 e orbits Kepler-79 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.53 Earth radii, a mass of 3.8 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 81.07 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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