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K2-79 b
Orbiting K2-79, discovered in 2016 (7521) by K2 via the Transit method.
Planet
| Radius | 4.15 R⊕ |
| Mass | 5.90 M⊕ |
| Orbital period | 11.00 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years) |
| Orbital eccentricity | 0.032 |
| Equilibrium temperature | 1033 K (760 °C) |
Host star — K2-79
| Temperature | 5897 K (5624 °C) |
| Radius | 1.27 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.06 M☉ |
Location
| Distance from Earth | 256.0 pc (~835 light-years) |
| Right ascension / Declination | 55.2559 / 13.5192 |
Last refreshed 2026-09-13 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.