CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
Kepler-21 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-21
(Type F6 IV)
· Distance: 354.000 Light-Years (108.522 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.639 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.500 M⊕
Surface Gravity
2.79 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2015K (+1742°C / +3168°F)
Orbital Period
2.786 days
Discovery Year
2012 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2015 K · +1742°C / +3168°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS