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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

Kepler-491 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-491 · Distance: 2057.300 Light-Years (630.785 pc)
Planetary Radius
8.920 R⊕
Planetary Mass
59.000 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.74 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1111K (+838°C / +1540°F)
Orbital Period
4.225 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1111 K · +838°C / +1540°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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