CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
K2-38 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-38
(Type G2 V)
· Distance: 628.500 Light-Years (192.690 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.540 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.300 M⊕
Surface Gravity
3.08 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1266K (+993°C / +1819°F)
Orbital Period
4.016 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1266 K · +993°C / +1819°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
Other Worlds in the K2-38 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS