CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
Kepler-979 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-979
· Distance: 1880.300 Light-Years (576.503 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.720 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.850 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.06 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
792K (+519°C / +966°F)
Orbital Period
8.088 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (792 K · +519°C / +966°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS