Exoplanet

Kepler-979 b

Orbiting Kepler-979

Overview

Kepler-979 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-979, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.72

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.36

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

576.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.72

Mass (Earth masses)

8.36

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

8.088+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

576.5 pc (~1880 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5310 K

Mass (Solar)

0.87 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.83 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

300.3712°, 46.4082°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-979 b

System Context

Kepler-979 b orbits Kepler-979 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.72 Earth radii, a mass of 8.36 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.09 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 576.5 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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