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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

Kepler-15 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-15 · Distance: 2411.600 Light-Years (739.412 pc)
Planetary Radius
10.760 R⊕
Planetary Mass
209.760 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.81 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1251K (+978°C / +1792°F)
Orbital Period
4.943 days
Discovery Year
2011 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1251 K · +978°C / +1792°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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