CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-53 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-53
· Distance: 450.200 Light-Years (138.018 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.600 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.270 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.08 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
665K (+392°C / +738°F)
Orbital Period
12.208 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (665 K · +392°C / +738°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS