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Kepler-779 b

Orbiting Kepler-779 | 283.2 parsecs away

2016

Discovered

0.92

Earth Radii

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period7.0971 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0558 AU

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.0821 RJ
Radius (Earth)0.92 R⊕
Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-779 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius0.92 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length7.1 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.056 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
EarthKepler-779 bJupiter

0.92x Earth's radius

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-779 b
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-779 b: 7.1 Earth days (0.056 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-779

Effective Temperature3,804 K
Mass0.46 M☉
Radius0.44 R☉
Size vs Sun2.27x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.43
Distance (pc)283.155 pc
Distance (ly)923.5 light-years

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