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Kepler-48 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-48 · Distance: 1000.400 Light-Years (306.738 pc)
Planetary Radius
1.880 R⊕
Planetary Mass
3.940 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.11 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
932K (+659°C / +1218°F)
Orbital Period
4.778 days
Discovery Year
2012 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (932 K · +659°C / +1218°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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