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Kepler-1579 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/Kepler-1579 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Terrestrial

Kepler-1579 b

Orbiting Kepler-1579

Discovered in 2016 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic terrestrial catalog artwork; not a direct image of Kepler-1579 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,016
Method: Transit
Radius: 0.84 R⊕
Mass: 0.52 M⊕
Orbit: 0.849908 days
Distance: 466 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 0.849908 days
Semi-major axis: 0.014 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 0.84 Earth radii
Mass: 0.52 Earth masses
Mass provenance: M-R relationship
Density: 4.82 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,139 K
Insolation: 396.64 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: Kepler-1579
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 4,584 K
Stellar radius: 0.7 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.75 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.11 dex
Stellar age: 2.24 Gyr
Distance: 466 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h33m09.13s
Declination: +43d30m53.66s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,016
Publication date: 2016-05
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Kepler
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from Kepler-1579 b.

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