K2-79 Overview
K2-79
1.28
R⦿
5926.00
K
K2-79 b
0.365
RJup
Discovery Data
| Host | Planet | Orbital Separation | Planet Size | Method | Year | Reference | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K2-79 | K2-79 b | 10.99 d | 4.09 R⨁ | Transit | 2016 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | Confirmed Planet |
- RA
- 03h41m01.42s
- Dec
- +13d31m09.07s
- Distance
-
256.011+2.349-2.307pc
- Parallax
- 3.8775000±0.0352454 mas
- Ecliptic Latitude
- -5.93029 deg
- Ecliptic Longitude
- 56.14053 deg
- Galactic Latitude
- -32.1709 deg
- Galactic Longitude
- 173.69037 deg
- Total Proper Motion
- 42.0007150±0.0520428 mas/yr
- Proper Motion (RA)
- 7.9232600±0.0703964 mas/yr
- Proper Motion (Dec)
- -41.2466000±0.0512399 mas/yr
- Photometry
-
mV12.152±0.034
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mTESS11.2235±0.0060
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mJ10.358±0.022
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mH9.9980±0.0190
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mKs9.907±0.018
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mKep11.801
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mW19.830±0.022
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mW29.861±0.021
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mW39.796±0.055
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mW48.897
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mGaia11.803100±0.000328
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mB12.893±0.023
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Abundances
(Hypatia Catalog) -
[Fe/H] 0.00±0.01 dex
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[C/H] 0.09±0.03 dex
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[Na/H] -0.10±0.03 dex
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[Mg/H] 0.07±0.03 dex
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[Al/H] 0.01±0.11 dex
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[Si/H] -0.02±0.05 dex
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[Ca/H] 0.01±0.06 dex
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[BaII/H] -0.03±0.19 dex
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Mission
- K2 : Observed in Campaign 4
| Source | Howard et al. 2025 | Bonomo et al. 2023 | Nava et al. 2022 | Duck et al. 2021 | TICv8 | Gaia DR2 | Mayo et al. 2018 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | Kruse et al. 2019 | ExoFOP | Show Candidate Solutions >> | << Hide Candidate Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Teff
(K)
|
5853.0±100.0 | 5897±118 | 5897±118 | 5926±86 |
5294.000+304.831-314.607
|
4982.5776+13.4224-23.6723
|
5839.0±51.0 | 5926±86 | --- | 5294.000±309.719 | ||
|
M✶
(M⦿)
|
1.01±0.05 |
1.066+0.057-0.070
|
1.06±0.05 | 1.0600±0.0400 |
0.9100000+0.1391450-0.1210470
|
--- |
1.061950 +0.029300-0.026488
|
1.060±0.040 | --- | --- | ||
|
R✶
(R⦿)
|
1.247±0.045 |
1.265+0.041-0.027
|
1.269±0.051 |
1.247+0.077-0.072
|
1.3341700+0.0874879-0.0720297
|
1.3704360+0.0131154-0.0073538
|
1.038427 +0.091870-0.050445
|
1.28±0.12 |
1.3704 +0.0074-0.0131
|
1.33416998386383±0.07975880000000 | ||
|
log g
(log10(cm/s2))
|
4.180±0.081 | --- | 4.26±0.01 | 4.2490±0.0730 |
4.1466900+0.0964472-0.0964741
|
--- | 4.41±0.1 | 4.249±0.073 | --- | 4.1466900±0.0964606 | ||
|
L✶
(log10(L⦿))
|
--- | --- |
0.246+0.015-0.018
|
--- |
0.1002516+0.0871935-0.0530437
|
0.018228550+0.005960317-0.006043256
|
--- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
γ
(km/s)
|
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | -10.629978644721831±0.880530375353702 | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
Metallicity
(dex)
|
-0.0±0.0 [Fe/H] | 0.035±0.060 [Fe/H] | 0.035±0.060 [Fe/H] | --- | --- | --- | 0.2±0.08 [Fe/H] | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
ρ✶
(g/cm3)
|
--- | --- | 0.73±0.03 | --- |
0.5402257+0.1698657-0.1359909
|
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
Age
(Gyr)
|
--- | 6.5±1.3 | 6.5±1.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
v sin i
(km/s)
|
1.9±1.0 | --- | 2.7±0.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
S Index
|
0.1414 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
CAII LOG RHK
|
-5.129 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
- Status
- Confirmed Planet
- Detected By
- Radial Velocity, Transit
| Source | Bonomo et al. 2023 | Howard et al. 2025 | Nava et al. 2022 | Duck et al. 2021 | Mayo et al. 2018 | Crossfield et al. 2016 | Kruse et al. 2019 | ExoFOP | Show Candidate Solutions >> | << Hide Candidate Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Teq
(K)
|
1022±20 |
925.0+25.0-24.0
|
1021+21-20
|
--- | --- | --- | --- | 699.156352969396 | ||
|
S
(S⨁)
|
181±15 |
174.0+20.0-18.0
|
180±8 | --- | --- | 186±36 | --- | 56.47005813511 | ||
|
Mp
(M⨁)
|
9.20±2.40 |
3.8+4.3-4.2
|
11.8±3.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
Mp
(MJup)
|
0.0289±0.0076 |
0.012+0.014-0.013
|
0.0371±0.0113 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
P
(days)
|
10.99470±0.00047 | 10.99497±0.00045 |
10.99470+0.00031-0.00047
|
10.994748±0.000025 |
10.993948 +0.000600-0.000627
|
10.99573±0.00070 | 10.99501±0.00034 | 21.9903619373797±0.0002585418700 | ||
|
ρ
(g/cm3)
|
0.73+0.21-0.20
|
0.3±0.4 | 0.94±0.33 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
Rp
(R⨁)
|
4.09+0.17-0.12
|
3.99+0.11-0.07
|
4.09+0.17-0.12
|
4.05+0.25-0.23
|
3.14685573215 +0.328737174766-0.181109831478
|
3.69±0.39 |
4.55 +0.11-0.31
|
4.60346552374556±3.84160660000000 | ||
|
Rp
(RJup)
|
0.365+0.015-0.011
|
0.356+0.010-0.006
|
0.365+0.015-0.011
|
0.361+0.022-0.021
|
0.2807436642 +0.0293279663-0.0161575369
|
0.329±0.035 |
0.406 +0.0098-0.028
|
0.410694392911709±0.342725775234853 | ||
|
TC
(days)
|
2457103.22750±0.00084
(BJD-TDB)
|
2457070.2428±0.0015
(BJD)
|
2457103.22750+0.00076-0.00084
(BJD)
|
2457070.24341±0.00057
(BJD-TDB)
|
2457070.24651 +0.001989-0.001982
|
2457070.2410±0.0023
(BJD-TDB)
|
2457070.2428±0.0010
(BJD)
|
2459456.13859200±0.00496792
(BJD)
|
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|
a/R✶
|
--- | --- | --- |
13.22+0.36-0.38
|
17.737717 +1.643751-4.100499
|
--- |
18.1 +2.8-1.2
|
--- | ||
|
i
(deg)
|
88.44±0.44 | --- | 88.44±0.44 | --- |
88.635233 +0.984671-1.664031
|
--- | --- | --- | ||
|
Rp/R✶
|
--- | --- |
0.02948+0.00094-0.00037
|
0.02968+0.00028-0.00022
|
0.027782 +0.001543-0.000857
|
0.0261±0.0012 |
0.03045 +0.00073-0.00203
|
--- | ||
|
δ
(%)
|
--- | --- |
0.0869+0.0057-0.0022
|
0.0880±0.0016 | --- | --- | 0.105±0.0019 | 0.112230210888484±0.013249200000000 | ||
|
T14
(hours)
|
--- | --- |
4.546+0.062-0.070
|
--- | --- | 4.420±0.088 |
4.48560+0.05760-0.08400
|
3.87323814310393±1.27113910000000 | ||
|
e
|
<0.23 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
K
(m/s)
|
2.63±0.69 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
|
a
(au)
|
0.09880+0.00170-0.00230
|
--- | --- | --- | --- | 0.0987±0.0012 | --- | --- | ||
|
b
|
--- | --- |
0.46+0.15-0.16
|
0.68±0.02 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
- Known Objects
- 1 Confirmed Planets
- 1 K2 Targets
- 2 2MASS Point Source Catalog
- Data Files
- 1 K2 Time Series
- 1 Associated Literature Data
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Planet Masses, Radii, and Orbits from NASA's K2 Mission
Howard et al. 2025 | Reference Overview -
Cold Jupiters and improved masses in 38 Kepler and K2 small-planet systems from 3661 high-precision HARPS-N radial velocities. No excess of cold Jupiters in small-planet systems
Bonomo et al. 2023 | Reference Overview -
K2-79b and K2-222b: Mass Measurements of Two Small Exoplanets with Periods beyond 10 days that Overlap with Periodic Magnetic Activity Signals
Nava et al. 2022 | Reference Overview -
K2, Spitzer, and TESS Transits of Four Sub-Neptune Exoplanets
Duck et al. 2021 | Reference Overview -
The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List
TICv8 | Reference Overview -
Detection of Hundreds of New Planet Candidates and Eclipsing Binaries in K2 Campaigns 0-8
Kruse et al. 2019 | Reference Overview -
Gaia Data Release 2
Gaia DR2 | Reference Overview -
275 Candidates and 149 Validated Planets Orbiting Bright Stars in K2 Campaigns 0-10
Mayo et al. 2018 | Reference Overview -
ExoFOP TOI Table
ExoFOP -
197 Candidates and 104 Validated Planets in K2’s First Five Fields
Crossfield et al. 2016 | Reference Overview -
The K2 Ecliptic Plane Input Catalog (EPIC) and Stellar Classifications of 138,600 Targets in Campaigns 1-8
EPIC Catalog | Reference Overview -
All WISE Data Release
Cutri et al. 2014 | Reference Overview -
2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources
2MASS Point Source Catalog | Reference Overview
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