CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

Kepler-259 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-259 · Distance: 3268.500 Light-Years (1002.140 pc)

Planetary Radius

2.800 R⊕

Planetary Mass

8.250 M⊕

Surface Gravity

1.05 g / g⊕

Equilibrium Temp

879K (+606°C / +1123°F)

Orbital Period

8.115 days

Discovery Year

2014 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (879 K · +606°C / +1123°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

Other Worlds in the Kepler-259 System (1)

Kepler-259 c

Sub-Neptune · 36.9d

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