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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

K2-259 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-259 · Distance: 1358.300 Light-Years (416.457 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.320 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5.990 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.11 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
795K (+522°C / +972°F)
Orbital Period
15.48 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (795 K · +522°C / +972°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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