The star
The star
Kepler-799
- Type
- yellow star
- Surface
- ≈ 5,588 K
- Size
- 1.59 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.03 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 2.23 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 1.13–2.69 AU
The planets
Kepler-799
Kepler-799 c
- Year
- 15.19 days
- Distance from star
- 0.121 AU
- Mass
- 8.2 Earths
- Size
- 2.8 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 893 K (+620 °C)
- Found
- 2021, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-799
Kepler-799 b
- Year
- 133.46 days
- Distance from star
- 0.517 AU
- Mass
- 38 Earths
- Size
- 6.9 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 433 K (+160 °C)
- Found
- 2016, transit (Kepler)
Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.
How we know
The shadow
The planet passes in front of its star and dims it by a fraction of a percent, every orbit. The dip gives the planet's size and year.
Sources
- Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
- Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.