CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-38 c
Orbits Host Star: K2-38
(Type G2 V)
· Distance: 628.500 Light-Years (192.690 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.290 R⊕
Planetary Mass
8.300 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.58 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
916K (+643°C / +1189°F)
Orbital Period
10.561 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (916 K · +643°C / +1189°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