CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-179 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-179
· Distance: 622.300 Light-Years (190.810 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.513 R⊕
Planetary Mass
6.860 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.09 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
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Orbital Period
5.172 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
☁️ Gaseous Envelope: With a radius exceeding 2.2 Earth radii, this world is modeled as a volatile-rich sub-Neptune or Jovian gas giant without a defined solid surface boundary.
Discovery Facility: K2.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS