CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
K2-68 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-68
· Distance: 550.100 Light-Years (168.652 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.580 R⊕
Planetary Mass
3.120 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.25 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
707K (+434°C / +813°F)
Orbital Period
8.054 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (707 K · +434°C / +813°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS