CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
HD 97658 b
Orbits Host Star: HD 97658
(Type K1 V)
· Distance: 70.300 Light-Years (21.562 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.120 R⊕
Planetary Mass
8.300 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.85 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
751K (+478°C / +892°F)
Orbital Period
9.49 days
Discovery Year
2010 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (751 K · +478°C / +892°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS