Kepler-279 is 3,384 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 4 planets around this 6,363 K star; the first was found in 2013 by transit (Kepler).
Fly there in 3DKepler-279 b goes round its star every 12.3 days, 7 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.
| Surface temperature | 6,363 K |
| Mass | 1.2 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.746 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 3.302 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 13.647 |
| Age | about 0.22 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 3383.5 light-years (1037.4 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 287.3913°, Dec 42.1948° |
| Constellation | Lyra |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-279 b | 12.3 days | 0.112 AU | 3.62 R⊕ | 4180.9 M⊕ | Transit, 2014 |
| Kepler-279 c | 35.7 days | 0.224 AU | 4.3 R⊕ | 49.4 M⊕ | Transit, 2013 |
| Kepler-279 d | 54.4 days | 0.290 AU | 3.1 R⊕ | 37.5 M⊕ | Transit, 2013 |
| Kepler-279 e | 98.4 days | 0.439 AU | 4.13 R⊕ | 56 M⊕ | Transit, 2025 |
Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.