Exoplanet · gas giant
KIC 5479689 b
KIC 5479689 b is a gas giant orbiting the star KIC 5479689. Its year lasts 1.7 Earth days. It was discovered in 2021 by the Orbital Brightness Modulation method.
| Host star | KIC 5479689 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,484 light-years (455.0 pc) |
| Orbital period | 40.8 hours |
| Radius | 14.2 R⊕ · 1.27 R♃ |
| Mass (minimum) | 159 M⊕ · 0.5 M♃ |
| Density | 0.305 g/cm³ |
| Discovery method | Orbital Brightness Modulation |
| Discovery year | 2021 |
| Discovered by | Kepler |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 542. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 26 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.