CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-59 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-59
· Distance: 1015.400 Light-Years (311.313 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.410 R⊕
Planetary Mass
6.390 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.1 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
566K (+293°C / +559°F)
Orbital Period
20.692 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (566 K · +293°C / +559°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
Other Worlds in the K2-59 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS