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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

K2-138 e

Orbits Host Star: K2-138 (Type G8 V) · Distance: 660.700 Light-Years (202.585 pc)
Planetary Radius
3.390 R⊕
Planetary Mass
12.970 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.13 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
757K (+484°C / +903°F)
Orbital Period
8.261 days
Discovery Year
2017 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (757 K · +484°C / +903°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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