CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Super-Earth
Kepler-261 c
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-261
· Distance: 1035.500 Light-Years (317.499 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.000 R⊕
Planetary Mass
4.660 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.17 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
505K (+232°C / +450°F)
Orbital Period
24.571 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (505 K · +232°C / +450°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