CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Earth
Kepler-138 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-138
(Type M1 V)
· Distance: 218.100 Light-Years (66.862 pc)
Planetary Radius
0.640 R⊕
Planetary Mass
0.070 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.17 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
452K (+179°C / +354°F)
Orbital Period
10.313 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (452 K · +179°C / +354°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
Other Worlds in the Kepler-138 System (3)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS