CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
GJ 1214 b
Orbits Host Star: GJ 1214
(Type M4 V)
· Distance: 47.800 Light-Years (14.643 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.733 R⊕
Planetary Mass
8.410 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.13 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
567K (294°C)
Orbital Period
1.58 days
Discovery Year
2009 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (567 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: MEarth Project.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS