Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1879 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1879 b around the hoststar Kepler-1879
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1879 b
Alternate Name : "KOI-2829 b, KOI-2829.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1842 (Rjup) 2.0651 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0163 (Mjup) 5.1786 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0953 (AU) 0.0953 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0291
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 10.61 (Days Obs.) 10.44 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2143
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 363000.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1095.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1028.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 832.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1302.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1223.5 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-1879
Alternate Name : "KIC 6197215, KOI-2829"
Star Distance(LY) : 2045.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 4.3 (GY)
Temperature : 5854 (K)
Spectral type : G1IV
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.8
Apparent Magnitude: 12.8
Right Ascension(RA) 289.3644
Declination (DEC) 41.5332
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Kepler-1879 b
Kepler-1879 b

  • Kepler-1879 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1879, located about 2045.6 light-years (627.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-1879 has apparent magnitude of 12.8, with absolute magnitude of 3.8.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5854 with its spectral types of G1IV
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1879 b orbits around the star Kepler-1879 every 10.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.10 AU ( 14256677.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1879 b around its host star Kepler-1879)


  • The Star Kepler-1879 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.123 AU ( 168036054.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.553 AU ( 232269740.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.366 AU ( 353927684.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.481 AU ( 520820091.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1879 b : 363000.93 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1879)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 1.159 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 1.468 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 1.417 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 1.554 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 2.586 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 2.728 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1879)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 1.162 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 1.508 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 1.538 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 2.632 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1879 distance : 2.737 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1879)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1879 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1879 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1879 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1879 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1879*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102