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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Terrestrial

K2-257 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-257 · Distance: 208.800 Light-Years (64.007 pc)
Planetary Radius
0.830 R⊕
Planetary Mass
0.498 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.72 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
789K (+516°C / +961°F)
Orbital Period
1.606 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (789 K · +516°C / +961°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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