Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1279 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1279 b around the hoststar Kepler-1279
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1279 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19122295+4021574 b, K02563.01, KIC 5175024 b, KOI-2563 b, KOI-2563.01, WISE J191222.94+402157.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1560 (Rjup) 1.7486 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0140 (Mjup) 4.4363 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.1710 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0643
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 23.48 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4509
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 237721.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 985.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 925.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 748.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1172.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1100.6 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-1279
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19122295+4021574, KIC 5175024, KOI-2563, WISE J191222.94+402157.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 4872.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 2.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 2.8 (GY)
Temperature : 6174 (K)
Spectral type : F8
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 2.0
Apparent Magnitude: 12.9
Right Ascension(RA) 288.0956
Declination (DEC) 40.3660
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Timothy D. Morton1, Stephen T. Bryson2, Jeffrey L. Coughlin2,3, Jason F. Rowe4, Ganesh Ravichandran5, Erik A. Petigura6,7, Michael R. Haas2, and Natalie M. Batalha16"
Discovery Paper - Title FALSE POSITIVE PROBABILITIES FOR ALL KEPLER OBJECTS OF INTEREST: 1284 NEWLY VALIDATED PLANETS AND 450 LIKELY FALSE POSITIVES
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-1279+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-1279%20b/
Kepler-1279 b
Kepler-1279 b

  • Kepler-1279 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1279, located about 4872.3 light-years (1493.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star Kepler-1279 has apparent magnitude of 12.9, with absolute magnitude of 2.0.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 2.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6174 with its spectral types of F8
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1279 b orbits around the star Kepler-1279 every 23.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.17 AU ( 25579605.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1279 b around its host star Kepler-1279)


  • The Star Kepler-1279 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.631 AU ( 243982379.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.254 AU ( 337247408.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.435 AU ( 513890418.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 5.055 AU ( 756212262.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1279 b : 237721.60 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1279)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 1.650 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 2.090 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 2.018 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 2.212 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 3.656 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 3.856 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1279)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 1.666 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 2.145 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 2.205 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 3.722 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1279 distance : 3.871 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1279)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1279 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1279 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1279 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1279 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1279*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102