CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
Kepler-172 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-172
· Distance: 2702.500 Light-Years (828.592 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.350 R⊕
Planetary Mass
6.120 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.11 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1256K (+983°C / +1801°F)
Orbital Period
2.94 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1256 K · +983°C / +1801°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
Other Worlds in the Kepler-172 System (3)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS