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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

K2-6 b

Orbits Host Star: K2-6 · Distance: 1033.300 Light-Years (316.819 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.500 R⊕
Planetary Mass
6.800 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.09 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
615K (+342°C / +648°F)
Orbital Period
30.942 days
Discovery Year
2015 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (615 K · +342°C / +648°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: K2.

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