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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

K2-218 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-218 · Distance: 1285.300 Light-Years (394.083 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.569 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.130 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.08 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
Orbital Period
8.68 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.

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