CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
kap And b
Orbits Host Star: kap And
(Type B9 IVn)
· Distance: 163.100 Light-Years (50.018 pc)
Planetary Radius
15.917 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5498.431 M⊕
Surface Gravity
21.7 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1791K (+1518°C / +2764°F)
Orbital Period
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Discovery Year
2012 (Imaging)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1791 K · +1518°C / +2764°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Subaru Telescope.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS