CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
Kepler-162 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-162
· Distance: 2790.700 Light-Years (855.641 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.260 R⊕
Planetary Mass
2.130 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.34 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
961K (+688°C / +1270°F)
Orbital Period
6.92 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (961 K · +688°C / +1270°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
Other Worlds in the Kepler-162 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS