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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

Kepler-9 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-9 · Distance: 2049.100 Light-Years (628.257 pc)
Planetary Radius
8.290 R⊕
Planetary Mass
43.400 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.63 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
661K (+388°C / +730°F)
Orbital Period
19.239 days
Discovery Year
2010 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (661 K · +388°C / +730°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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