CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
CoRoT-8 b
Orbits Host Star: CoRoT-8
(Type K1 V)
· Distance: 1050.300 Light-Years (322.037 pc)
Planetary Radius
6.390 R⊕
Planetary Mass
69.920 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.71 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
870K (+597°C / +1107°F)
Orbital Period
6.212 days
Discovery Year
2010 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (870 K · +597°C / +1107°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: CoRoT.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS