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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

K2-12 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-12 (Type F9) · Distance: 1064.500 Light-Years (326.381 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.440 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5.200 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.87 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1026K (+753°C / +1387°F)
Orbital Period
8.282 days
Discovery Year
2015 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1026 K · +753°C / +1387°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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