CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Terrestrial
K2-72 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-72
· Distance: 216.700 Light-Years (66.432 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.080 R⊕
Planetary Mass
1.280 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.1 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
466K (+193°C / +379°F)
Orbital Period
5.577 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (466 K · +193°C / +379°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
Other Worlds in the K2-72 System (3)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS