Exoplanet

Kepler-879 c

Orbiting Kepler-879

Overview

Kepler-879 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-879, discovered in 2024 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.40

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

0.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

802.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.40

Mass (Earth masses)

0.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Wang et al. 2024

Orbital Period

0.647+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

802.7 pc (~2618 ly)

Spectral Type

G

Temperature

5457 K

Mass (Solar)

0.97 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.8066°, 50.9098°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2024

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-879 c

System Context

Kepler-879 c orbits Kepler-879 and was reported in 2024 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.4 Earth radii, a mass of 0.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 0.65 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 802.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G, and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

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More planets in this system

Kepler-879 b