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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

8 UMi b

Orbits Host Star: 8 UMi (Type K0) · Distance: 530.200 Light-Years (162.552 pc)
Planetary Radius
13.500 R⊕
Planetary Mass
524.417 M⊕
Surface Gravity
2.88 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1126K (+853°C / +1567°F)
Orbital Period
93.31 days
Discovery Year
2015 (Radial Velocity)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1126 K · +853°C / +1567°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Bohyunsan Optical Astronomical Observatory.

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