Kepler-279 e

Kepler-279 e

Discovery
Discovery date	2025
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.439 AU
Eccentricity	0.0
Orbital period (sidereal)	98.4d
Star	Kepler-279
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	26,343 km
Mass	3.34 × 10^26 kg

Kepler-279 e is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits Kepler-279, an F-type star located at 3,383 light years from Earth, it takes 98.4 days to orbit its star. This planet is the farthest from its star in its planetary system, located at distance of 0.439 AU. It has mass of 0.1761957 Jupiter masses and radius approximately 0.36845456 of Jupiter; this planet was discovered in 2025. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Kepler-279 e - NASA Science". 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
2. "Exoplanet Kepler-279 e". Stellar Catalog. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
3. Ofir, Aviv; Yoffe, Gideon; Aharonson, Oded (2024), "Planetary Mass Determinations from a Simplified Photodynamical Model -- Application To The Complete Kepler Dataset", The Astronomical Journal, 169 (2): 90, arXiv: 2410.11401 , Bibcode:2025AJ....169...90O, doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/ad91a7 , retrieved 2025-07-11