Kepler-79 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-79.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 3.5 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 7.6 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 13 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 3.51 × Earth
- Mass
- 7.6 × Earth
- Density
- 0.97 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 13.48 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- Kepler-79
- Spectral class
- F — yellow-white
- Surface temperature
- 6,389 K
- Radius
- 1.316 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.244 × Sun
- Age
- 1.32 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 3,329 light-years (1,021 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 4
Discovery
- Year
- 2012
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- Kepler
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.