The Kepler-279 system contains 3 exoplanets. It is located 3383.54 light years away from the solar system.
| Mass | 1.16 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.75 solar radiae |
| Temperature | 6363 kelvin |
| Stellar Metallicity | -0.114 decimal exponent |
| Age | 0.22 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, Kepler-279 b is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 12.800 Earth masses |
| Density | 1.480 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 3.620 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.112 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital Period | 12.310 days |
| Discovery Method | Transit |
| Discovery Facility | Kepler |
| Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
| Discovery Date | 2014-03 |
| Reference | Rowe et al. 2014 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, Kepler-279 c is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 49.400 Earth masses |
| Density | 0.300 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 4.300 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.2236 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital Period | 35.736 days |
| Discovery Method | Transit |
| Discovery Facility | Kepler |
| Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
| Discovery Date | 2014-02 |
| Reference | Xie 2014 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, Kepler-279 d is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 37.500 Earth masses |
| Density | 0.300 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 3.100 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.2901 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital Period | 54.414 days |
| Discovery Method | Transit |
| Discovery Facility | Kepler |
| Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
| Discovery Date | 2014-02 |
| Reference | Xie 2014 |