K2-79 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting K2-79.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 4.2 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 5.9 times Earth's mass.
- Temperature
- About 760 °C (1,400 °F) from starlight alone, against -18 °C (-1 °F) for Earth measured the same way.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 11 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 4.15 × Earth
- Mass
- 5.9 × Earth
- Density
- 0.4769 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- 1,033 K
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 11 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.0987 AU
Star
- Host star
- K2-79
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,897 K
- Radius
- 1.269 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.06 × Sun
- Age
- 6.5 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 835 light-years (256 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2016
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- K2
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.