CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-18 c
Orbits Host Star: K2-18
(Type M2.5 V)
· Distance: 124.000 Light-Years (38.027 pc)
Planetary Radius
2.650 R⊕
Planetary Mass
7.510 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.07 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
363K (90°C)
Orbital Period
8.962 days
Discovery Year
2017 (Radial Velocity)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (363 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory.
Other Worlds in the K2-18 System (1)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS