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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

Kepler-6 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-6 · Distance: 1914.700 Light-Years (587.039 pc)
Planetary Radius
14.617 R⊕
Planetary Mass
212.310 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.99 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1460K (+1187°C / +2169°F)
Orbital Period
3.235 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1460 K · +1187°C / +2169°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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