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Kepler-251 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-251 · Distance: 3015.700 Light-Years (924.625 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.330 R⊕
Planetary Mass
2.330 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.32 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
990K (+717°C / +1323°F)
Orbital Period
4.791 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (990 K · +717°C / +1323°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

Other Worlds in the Kepler-251 System (3)

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