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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

Kepler-56 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-56 · Distance: 2977.800 Light-Years (912.994 pc)
Planetary Radius
6.510 R⊕
Planetary Mass
22.100 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.52 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1378K (+1105°C / +2021°F)
Orbital Period
10.502 days
Discovery Year
2012 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1378 K · +1105°C / +2021°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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