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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Terrestrial

K2-279 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-279 · Distance: 596.800 Light-Years (182.983 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.210 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1.920 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.31 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
879K (+606°C / +1123°F)
Orbital Period
7.123 days
Discovery Year
2018 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (879 K · +606°C / +1123°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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