Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.66 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.39 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.23 g
- An orbital period of 20.098 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1520 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 775 K (502 °C)
- Distance from Earth 2,385.09 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.378
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 42,061,131 years
1 sibling around Kepler-379
Kepler-379 b shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-379 b this | Super-Earth | 1.66 | 3.39 | 20.098 | 775 | 2014 |
| Kepler-379 c | Sub-Neptune | 2.29 | 5.86 | 62.785 | 530 | 2014 |
Kepler-379 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#469of 1176
top 39.8%
This planet
1.66R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-379 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.66 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.39 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.07 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.23 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 90.35 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 184167421
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2073167180357401984
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2073167180357401984
System
Kepler-379
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 20.10 Earth days (5.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1520 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.016 %
Duration
5.105 h
Impact parameter b
0.000
Rp / R★
0.011605
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,040.5759
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 158 ppm lasting ≈ 5.11 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.011605
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
29.820
Impact parameter (b)
0.000
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,040.5759
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.20800
Eq. Temperature
775K
(502 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
90.35
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.378
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Rowe et al. 2014Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2014-03
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2014 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-379
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,054 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
2.24 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.306 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.125 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.09
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.273 dex
Stellar density
0.550 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.339 mas
Total Proper Motion
3.325 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-1.15 mas/yr
PM Declination
-3.12 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.337 · y = -0.701 · z = 0.629
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 295.70110° · Dec 38.94582°
Galactic ℓ, b
73.019° · 7.630°
Ecliptic λ, β
310.638° · 58.812°
HTM-20 index
-2047806022
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