Star

Kepler-79

Host star

Overview

Kepler-79 is a host star with 4 known exoplanets. It is located approximately 3329 light-years from Earth.

Key Measurements

Planets

4

012+

Distance

1020.7

pc

Nearby10,000 pc

Temperature

6174

K

2,000 K40,000 K

V Magnitude

14.04

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6174 K

Mass (Solar)

1.17 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.30 R☉

Luminosity

0.34 log L☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.07

Age

3.4 Gyr

Known Planets

4

Stars in System

1

Planets (NASA)

4

Distance

1020.7 pc (~3329 ly)

V Magnitude

14.04

K Magnitude

12.61

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

300.5171°, 44.3816°

Planets in this System(4 known)

Kepler-79

Radius

3.47Earth radii

Mass

10.90Earth masses

Orbital Period

13.5days

Distance

1020.7parsecs

Discovered 2012

Kepler-79

Radius

3.72Earth radii

Mass

5.90Earth masses

Orbital Period

27.4days

Distance

1020.7parsecs

Discovered 2012

Kepler-79

Radius

7.16Earth radii

Mass

6.00Earth masses

Orbital Period

52.1days

Distance

1020.7parsecs

Discovered 2014

Kepler-79

Radius

3.49Earth radii

Mass

4.10Earth masses

Orbital Period

81.1days

Distance

1020.7parsecs

Discovered 2014

Data Sources

NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-79