CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-178 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-178
· Distance: 700.400 Light-Years (214.753 pc)
Planetary Radius
3.558 R⊕
Planetary Mass
12.400 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.98 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
840K (+567°C / +1053°F)
Orbital Period
8.748 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (840 K · +567°C / +1053°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS