CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Earth
KOI-55 b
Orbits Host Star: KOI-55
(Type B)
· Distance: 4015.000 Light-Years (1231.020 pc)
Planetary Radius
0.759 R⊕
Planetary Mass
0.440 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.76 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
7778K (+7505°C / +13541°F)
Orbital Period
0.24 days
Discovery Year
2011 (Orbital Brightness Modulation)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (7778 K · +7505°C / +13541°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
Other Worlds in the KOI-55 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS