CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-16 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-16
(Type K3 V)
· Distance: 1092.500 Light-Years (334.967 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.020 R⊕
Planetary Mass
4.740 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.16 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
658K (+385°C / +725°F)
Orbital Period
7.619 days
Discovery Year
2015 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (658 K · +385°C / +725°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
Other Worlds in the K2-16 System (2)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS