CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

Kepler-879 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-879 (Type G) · Distance: 2618.000 Light-Years (802.672 pc)

Planetary Radius

2.570 R⊕

Planetary Mass

7.130 M⊕

Surface Gravity

1.08 g / g⊕

Equilibrium Temp

580K (+307°C / +585°F)

Orbital Period

33.386 days

Discovery Year

2016 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (580 K · +307°C / +585°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

Other Worlds in the Kepler-879 System (1)

Kepler-879 c

Sub-Earth · 0.6d

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