CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
K2-240 c
Orbits Host Star: K2-240
(Type M0.5 V)
· Distance: 237.800 Light-Years (72.911 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.800 R⊕
Planetary Mass
3.890 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.2 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
389K (+116°C / +241°F)
Orbital Period
20.523 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (389 K · +116°C / +241°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
Other Worlds in the K2-240 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS