Finding Earth 2.0
K2-79 · G1

K2-79 b

Rank #3682 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Transit in 2016

HZ 0%measured

0.083

Earth-2.0 index

0.160

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

4.15 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass5.900 M⊕measured
Bulk density0.477 g/cm³
Orbital period10.9950 days
Semi-major axis0.09870 au
Eccentricity0.032
Incident flux180.000 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature931.1 K
Transit-time σ at 20307.9 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.39 masReflected-light contrast 3.07e-7 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources3 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage92%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostK2-79
Spectral typeG1
Effective temperature5897 K
Radius1.269 R☉
Mass1.060 M☉
Distance256.0 pc / 835.0 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2016