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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Terrestrial

K2-228 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-228 · Distance: 422.200 Light-Years (129.460 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.210 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1.920 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.31 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
914K (+641°C / +1186°F)
Orbital Period
2.698 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (914 K · +641°C / +1186°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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