CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Super-Earth

K2-5 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-5 (Type K7.5 V) · Distance: 661.900 Light-Years (202.943 pc)

Planetary Radius

1.910 R⊕

Planetary Mass

4.310 M⊕

Surface Gravity

1.18 g / g⊕

Equilibrium Temp

565K (+292°C / +558°F)

Orbital Period

5.736 days

Discovery Year

2015 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (565 K · +292°C / +558°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

Other Worlds in the K2-5 System (1)

K2-5 c

Sub-Neptune · 10.9d

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