CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
AU Mic b
Orbits Host Star: AU Mic
(Type M1 V)
· Distance: 31.700 Light-Years (9.722 pc)
Planetary Radius
4.790 R⊕
Planetary Mass
8.990 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.39 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
555K (282°C)
Orbital Period
8.463 days
Discovery Year
2020 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (555 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
Other Worlds in the AU Mic System (3)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS