CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

Kepler-278 c

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-278 (Type K2 III-IV) · Distance: 1445.000 Light-Years (443.030 pc)

Planetary Radius

3.268 R⊕

Planetary Mass

34.900 M⊕

Surface Gravity

3.27 g / g⊕

Equilibrium Temp

492K (+219°C / +426°F)

Orbital Period

51.111 days

Discovery Year

2014 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (492 K · +219°C / +426°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

Other Worlds in the Kepler-278 System (1)

Kepler-278 b

Sub-Neptune · 30.2d

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