CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
Kepler-261 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-261
· Distance: 1035.500 Light-Years (317.499 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.180 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5.390 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.13 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
672K (+399°C / +750°F)
Orbital Period
10.381 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (672 K · +399°C / +750°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
Other Worlds in the Kepler-261 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS