CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-79 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-79
(Type G1)
· Distance: 835.000 Light-Years (256.011 pc)
Planetary Radius
4.150 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5.900 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.34 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1033K (+760°C / +1400°F)
Orbital Period
10.995 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1033 K · +760°C / +1400°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS