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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Sub-Neptune

Kepler-556 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-556 · Distance: 2200.200 Light-Years (674.598 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.240 R⊕
Planetary Mass
5.650 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.13 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
766K (+493°C / +919°F)
Orbital Period
11.723 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (766 K · +493°C / +919°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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