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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

Kepler-178 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-178 · Distance: 2335.400 Light-Years (716.025 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.900 R⊕
Planetary Mass
8.750 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.04 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
846K (+573°C / +1063°F)
Orbital Period
9.577 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (846 K · +573°C / +1063°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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