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Kepler-779 b is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), roughly the same size as Earth at 0.92 Earth radii. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 7.1 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-779, located approximately 283 parsecs (924 light-years) from Earth.
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
0.92x Earth's radius
Orbit Comparison
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
Planets in the Kepler-779 System
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