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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

K2-46 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-46 · Distance: 1465.200 Light-Years (449.237 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.050 R⊕
Planetary Mass
4.860 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.16 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
889K (+616°C / +1141°F)
Orbital Period
19.154 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (889 K · +616°C / +1141°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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