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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

K2-48 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-48 · Distance: 1023.400 Light-Years (313.764 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.240 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5.650 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.13 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
551K (+278°C / +532°F)
Orbital Period
20.507 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (551 K · +278°C / +532°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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