CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
K2-87 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-87
· Distance: 1602.200 Light-Years (491.242 pc)
Planetary Radius
7.600 R⊕
Planetary Mass
44.900 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.78 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
979K (+706°C / +1303°F)
Orbital Period
9.727 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (979 K · +706°C / +1303°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS